Two friends lived on a number line. One of them lived at number -2 and other at number 7. Then the distance between them is ___ units.

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Solution

The correct option is A
5

The distance between any two consecutive numbers is 1 unit. So the distance between number -2 and 7 is
7 - (-2) = 7 + 2 = 9 units.

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