Answer:
6 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Distance is always positive
Add the absolute values of each of the numbers
|-2| + |4 1/2| = 2 + 4 1/2 = 6 1/2
-2- 4 1/2
-2-9/2
-4+9
2
=-13/2 or -6 1/2
