[tex]\begin{gathered} -6\text{ is the additive inverse of 6} \\ -8\text{ is the additive inverse of }8 \\ dis\tan ce\text{ = -6+(-8)} \\ dis\tan ce\text{ = -6-8} \\ dis\tan ce\text{ = }-14 \\ dis\tan ce\text{ can not be negative, so the distance betw}een\text{ Amy's tent and Leons tent is 14f}eet \end{gathered}[/tex]