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Distance on a Number Line Worksheet with Answer Key

7 problems on distance on a number line: writing distance as the absolute value of a difference, rocket launch times, golf scores, world time zones, spotting mistakes, and equations with absolute value. 2 pages, with a worked answer key and a one-page lesson handout. Free to download, no sign-in.

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  1. Find the distance between pairs of points, writing an absolute value first:
    −9 and 4−15 and −623 and −8−31 and −47−6.3 and 12
  2. Word problem: time intervals in a rocket launch.
  3. Word problem: how many strokes behind the leader in golf.
  4. Word problem: time differences between cities around the world.
  5. Explain each student's mistake and find the correct distance.
  6. Find the point P that is 6 units from one point and 4 units from another.
  7. Solve an absolute value equation and say what each side measures on a number line.

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