Point a is located at negative 5 over 8 and point b is located at negative 2 over 8. what is the distance between points a and b? a. negative 5 over 8 minus negative 2 over 8 = negative 3 over 8; therefore, the distance from a to b is absolute value of negative 3 over 8 equals 3 over 8units. b.negative 5 over 8 minus negative 2 over 8 = negative 3 over 8; therefore, the distance from a to b is absolute value of negative 3 over 8 equals negative 3 over 8 units. c.negative 5 over 8 plus negative 2 over 8 = negative 7 over 8; therefore, the distance from a to b is absolute value of negative 7 over 8 equals 7 over 8 units. d. negative 5 over 8 plus negative 2 over 8 = negative 7 over 8; therefore, the distance from a to b is absolute value of negative 7 over 8 equals negative 7 over 8 units.

A. negative 5 over 8 minus negative 2 over 8 = negative 3 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 3 over 8 equals 3 over 8 units.

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Option: A is the correct answer.

A.  negative 5 over 8 minus negative 2 over 8 = negative 3 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 3 over 8 equals 3 over 8 units.

The location of Point A is : A(-5/8)

and Point B is located at : B(-2/8)

We know that when two points lie over a number line then the distance between the two points is the absolute difference between the two points.

If A is located at a.

and B is located at b.

Then the distance between A and B is given by:

             |a-b|

Hence, here the distance between A and B is given by:

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