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Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

Which of the following numbers is farthest away from $0$ on a number line?

Pick one

Solution

On a number line, the number $-10$ is $10$ units left of $0$ . The number $9$ is $9$ units right of $0$ . Each of the remaining three choices is
closer to $0$ than $-10$ or $9$ . Of the given choices, $-10$ is farthest away from $0$ on a number line.

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