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Lesson 6: Distance Between Numbers

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11 questions
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HIghlight the distance between each pair of numbers listed below on the number line. Tnen write the total distance.

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Use the number line to answer each of the following questions. Highlight the distance, then write a number of units to state it.

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The distance formula states that the distance between p and q is |p - q|.
This means that the distance between two numbers, can be found by calculating the __________ of their _____________.

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Find the distance between -3 and 2. Write a subtraction problem using absolute value to corrrelate.

Distance is positive. Change in elevation or temperature may be positive or negative depending on whether it is increasing or decreasing (going up or down).
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A hiker starts hiking at the beginning of a trail at a point which is 200 feet below sea level. He hikes to a location on the trail that is 580 feet above sea level and stops for lunch. i. What is the vertical distance between 200 feet below sea level and 580 feet above sea level?

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What does 780 represent in the context of this problem. Write a complete sentence answer.

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Draw on the model below to show the hiker's next moves.

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What is th total distance the hiker traveled when he went from 580 feet above sea level and 200 feet below sea level?

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Use a vertical number line to show the change in temperature if the temperature rises from −18°F to 15°F

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What is the change in temperature if the temperature rises from −18°F to 15°F?

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What is the change in elevation from 140 feet above sea level to 40 feet below sea level?