Answer
$21$
Work Step by Step
To find the distance between the numbers, subtract the second point from the first point and then take the absolute value of the result.
$|-17-4|=|-21|$
$=21$
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter P - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 89: 12
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