(01.02 mc)the number line shows the distance in meters of two divers, a and b, from a shipwreck located at point x:


a horizontal number line extends from negative 3 to positive 3. the point labeled as a is at negative 2.5, the point 0 is labeled as x, and the point labeled b is at 1.5

write an expression using subtraction to find the distance between the two divers. (5 points)

show your work and solve for the distance using additive inverses. (5 points)