Find the distance between - 12.4 and - 6.9

5.5

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to consider the absolute value of the difference between the values in both directions, that is

| - 12.4 - ( - 6.9) |

= | - 12.4 + 6.9 | = | - 5.5 | = 5.5

and

| - 6.9 - ( - 12.4) |

= | - 6.9 + 12.4 | = | 5.5 | = 5.5

Thus the distance between the 2 values is 5.5