Does it matter which way you subtract the values when you are finding distance between two numbers on a number line

Find the surface area of the prism formed by the net

Gabriel determined that his total cost would be represented by 2.5x + 2y – 2. his sister states that the expression should be x + x + 0.5x + y + y – 2. who is correct? explain.

Alcoa was $10.02 a share yesterday. today it is at $9.75 a share. if you own 50 shares, did ou have capital gain or loss ? how much of a gain or loss did you have ? express the capital gain/loss as a percent of the original price