7A.8.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.
Example Problems
A frozen storage room is at . The kitchen down the hall is at .
How far apart were the temperatures in the storage room and the kitchen?
How far apart were the temperatures in the storage room and the kitchen?
A camper steps from the outdoors at into a warm cabin at .
What was the change in surrounding temperature for the camper?
What was the change in surrounding temperature for the camper?
A buoy's flag sits above sea level. A scuba diver is below sea level nearby.
What is the vertical distance between the flag and the diver?
What is the vertical distance between the flag and the diver?
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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