Use absolute value to express the didtance between - 12 and - 15 on the number line

|-12 - (-15) |

|-15 - (-12) |

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between two numbers on the number line is the absolute value of the difference of the numbers. You can write the numbers in either order.

distance between - 12 and - 15 = |-12 - (-15) | = |-15 - (-12) |