which expression represents the distance between −14.6 and −5.2 on the number line? drag and drop the correct expression into the box. 1. |14.6 + 5.2| 2. |−5.2 − 14.6| 3. |5.2 + 14.6| 4. |−14.6 − (−5.2)|

The correct answer is D.) ​|−14.6 − (−5.2)|

This is the case because we are first subtracting the value of the two numbers from each other. Then we're taking the absolute value so we can find distance, which is always expressed in a positive number.

a negative exponent is translated as follows:

so, we have