7.NS.1d: Model subtraction as the distance between two rational numbers on the number line where the distance is the absolute value of their difference.

Model subtraction as the distance between two rational numbers on the number line where the distance is the absolute value of their difference.

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?
A camper steps from the outdoors at into a warm cabin at .

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?
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