解:(1)∵點(diǎn)P到點(diǎn)A、點(diǎn)B的距離相等,
∴點(diǎn)P是線段AB的中點(diǎn),
∵點(diǎn)A、B對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)分別為-1、3,
∴點(diǎn)P對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)是1;
(2)①當(dāng)點(diǎn)P在A左邊時(shí),-1-x+3-x=8,
解得:x=-3;
②點(diǎn)P在B點(diǎn)右邊時(shí),x-3+x-(-1)=8,
解得:x=5,
即存在x的值,當(dāng)x=-3或5時(shí),滿足點(diǎn)P到點(diǎn)A、點(diǎn)B的距離之和為8;
(3)①當(dāng)點(diǎn)A在點(diǎn)B左邊兩點(diǎn)相距3個(gè)單位時(shí),此時(shí)需要的時(shí)間為t,
則3+0.5t-(2t-1)=3,
解得:t=

,
則點(diǎn)P對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)為-6×

=-4;
②當(dāng)點(diǎn)A在點(diǎn)B右邊兩點(diǎn)相距3個(gè)單位時(shí),此時(shí)需要的時(shí)間為t,
則2t-1-(3+0.5t)=3,1.5t=7
解得:t=

,
則點(diǎn)P對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)為-6×

=-28;
綜上可得當(dāng)點(diǎn)A與點(diǎn)B之間的距離為3個(gè)單位長(zhǎng)度時(shí),求點(diǎn)P所對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)是-4或-28.
分析:(1)由點(diǎn)P到點(diǎn)A、點(diǎn)B的距離相等得點(diǎn)P是線段AB的中點(diǎn),而A、B對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)分別為-1、3,根據(jù)數(shù)軸即可確定點(diǎn)P對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù);
(2)分兩種情況討論,①當(dāng)點(diǎn)P在A左邊時(shí),②點(diǎn)P在B點(diǎn)右邊時(shí),分別求出x的值即可.
(3)分兩種情況討論,①當(dāng)點(diǎn)A在點(diǎn)B左邊兩點(diǎn)相距3個(gè)單位時(shí),②當(dāng)點(diǎn)A在點(diǎn)B右邊時(shí),兩點(diǎn)相距3個(gè)單位時(shí),分別求出t的值,然后求出點(diǎn)P對(duì)應(yīng)的數(shù)即可.
點(diǎn)評(píng):此題考查了一元一次方程的應(yīng)用,比較復(fù)雜,讀題是難點(diǎn),所以解題關(guān)鍵是要讀懂題目的意思,根據(jù)題目給出的條件,找出合適的等量關(guān)系,列出方程組,再求解.