Which of the following correctly uses absolute value to show the distance between - 70 and 13?

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Distance between the number a and b is

|a-b|

doesn't matter which is first

see

|-70-13|=|-83|=83

|13 - (-70) |=|13+70|=|83|=83

the distance is 83

both ways are correct

but I think the teacher wants you to subtract the smaller (-70) from the larger (13) so

|13 - (-70) | is probably what the teacher wants

The absolute value just shows how far one is from 0 so I would set it up like this:

|-70| + 13 = 70 + 13 = 83 which is the correct answer.