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MF.SN.4 Warmup MF-026-A03-V04

Interpret absolute value as distance and use it to compare quantities and errors.

Find distance between two signed numbers

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The temperature was \(-1.2^{\circ}\text{C}\) in the morning and \(3.7^{\circ}\text{C}\) in the afternoon. How many degrees apart are these \(\text{two}~\text{temperatures}\)?

Number line from negative 2 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius with morning temperature marked at negative 1.2 degrees Celsius and afternoon temperature marked at 3.7 degrees Celsius. A double-headed arrow above the line spans between the two temperatures and is labeled distance? Open full size
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Curriculum context
Standard
MF.SN.4
Category
Signed Numbers
Domain
Absolute Value
Objective
Interpret absolute value as distance and use it to compare quantities and errors.
Problem type
Find distance between two signed numbers