-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 There is a distance of 12.
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A real number is any number between minus and plus infinity, or it is not an imaginary number.
The equation of such a line is [ Y = -4x plus any number].
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(-2) - (+6) = -2 -6 = -8 The difference is one number subtracted from another number. If you relate this question to the number line, it is easier to understand. -l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l-----l -6...-5....-4....-3...-2....-1.....0...+1...+2...+3...+4...+5...+6 The "distance" between -2 and +6 is 8. But, the direction on the number line in which you are moving does change things. When we subtract +6 from -2, the answer is further to the left on the number line. Plus +6 moves the answer to the right. Plus -6 moves the answer to the left. Similarly, minus +6 moves the answer to the left and minus -6 moves the answer to the right.
Start at the number -5. Adding a positive number implies moving to the right on a number line, so move 3 spaces to the right on the number line. This gives -5 + 3 = -2.