On a number line, what is the distance between -54 and 73?

a) -128

b) -127

c) 19

d) 127

The answer is d because when you go from positive to negative you add the positive number to get to zero and than add the number you are getting to make sense?

To find the distance between any numbers on the number line, subtract the smaller number from the bigger number.

73 - (-54) = x
Since subtracting negative numbers is the same as adding positive numbers ('two dashes (-) makes a plus sign' might be easier to remember) we can write:
73 + 54 = x
Solve
73 + 54 = 127

The answer is D

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