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L is the midpoint of JM. K is the midpoint
of JL. JL = 1. What is the length of KM?

User Kopi Bryant
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Answer:

KM = 1.5

Explanation:

The first piece of info we get is that L is the midpoint of JM. This means that L = JM/2. The second piece of information provided is that K is the midpoint of JL, which means K = JL/2. We know that JL = 1, so we can plug it into the equation to help us figure out the problem. You can also illustrate to solve this problem, as I do here.

Since JL = 1...

K = 1/2, K = 0.5

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J K(0.5) L M

___________ __________

0.5 0.5

Now with this information, we know that 0.5 represents the distance of 1/4 of JM. We know that KM is 3/4 of the number line, and we know that 1/4 of the line is 0.5. We multiply 0.5 * 3 to get our final answer.

FINAL ANSWER: KM = 1.5

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