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Question 19 of 23What is the location of the point on the number line that is of the way fromA = -6 to B=9?O A. 1OB. -3OC. 0O D. -1SUBMIT

Question 19 of 23What is the location of the point on the number line that is of the-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation

So the point we are looking for is located x units at the left of A. This distance x is equivalent to 2/5 of the total distance between A and B. If this distance is d then x meets the following:


x=(2)/(5)d

The distance between A and B can be found by substracting their values:


d=B-A=9-(-6)=9+6=15

Then x is equal to:


x=(2)/(5)\cdot15=(30)/(5)=6

So the point we are looking for is 6 units at the right of A then its position in the number line is:


A+6=-6+6=0Answer

Then the answer is option C.

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