# Segments

Which of the pairs of numbers on the number line encloses the longest segment:

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#### Solution:

$|-9.3-2.5| =11.8 \ \\ |6.5-5.1| =1.4 \ \\ |-13.3-(-5.6)| =7.7 \ \\ |12.2-(-9.6)| =21.8 \ \\ |-12.4-(-7.8)| =4.6 \ \\ \ \\ \max = 21.8$

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