7.4.d
Use a number line to demonstrate that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts.
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Khan Academy ResourcesSubtracting negative numbers reviewSubtracting negative numbersSubstitution with negative numbersInterpret negative number addition and subtraction expressionsOrdering negative number expressionsInterpreting negative number statementsAbsolute value to find distanceNumber equations & number linesAddition & subtraction: find the missing valueOne-step equations with negatives (add & subtract)Understand subtraction as adding the oppositeSubtracting a negative = adding a positiveAbsolute value as distance between numbersInterpreting absolute value as distanceAddition & subtraction: find the missing value (part 1 of 2)Substitution with negative numbersInterpreting numeric expressions exampleOrdering expressionsNumber equations & number linesInterpreting negative number statementsAdding & subtracting negative numbersAdding & subtracting fractionsAddition & subtraction: find the missing value (part 2 of 2)

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