Find the distance between the points with coordinates -3 and 10 on a numbered line.

this is a geometry question i am trying to find the distance between the points
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Since you are on a number line, you simply need to subtract them

10 - (-3) = 13. Therefore they are 13 units apart.
by Level 5 User (11.9k points)

Okay, because one number is positive and one negative you need to add the (absolute values) together.

|-3| + |10| = 13

by Level 10 User (55.7k points)

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