Distance between -8 and 4

Question

-8 and 4

 

Answer 1

Always computable as rightmost x value minus leftmost value: 4 - (-8) = 12

Answer 2

Okay, understand that on the number line, -8 is 8 units to the left of zero, and 4 is 4 units to the right of zero. So you will add the absolute values of both numbers to get the total distance from -8 to 4.