On a number line, what other number is the same distance from -2.8 as -7.2 is?

Answer;

1.6

Explanation

What we shall do here is to calculate the distance between the two points on the number line

Mathematically, that would be ;

-2.8 -(-7.2) = -2.8 + 7.2 = 4.4

This means that -7.2 is 4.4 units away from -2.8

So to find other number which is this same distance;

we have -2.8 + 4.4 = 1.6

a

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