Use the absolute value formula to express the distance between 9 and -8

Imagine a new pasture with grass growing on it. every day after the seeds have germinated, the number of blades of grass in the pasture triples. after 18 days, the entire pasture is completely covered in grass. how many days did it take for the pasture to be one-third covered in grass?

Darian wants to build a regulation size pool table that is 9 feet in length. he plans he ordered are 18 by 36 inches. what is the scale factor of the dilation he must use to build a regulation pool table

Ijust need to see how to do this. so you don’t have to answer all of them just a step by step explanation of one.