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What point on the number line is three fifths of the way from the point ?3 to the point 3? 0.6 ?0.6 1 ?1

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So, the point three-fifths of the way from
\(-3\) to \(3\) is \((3)/(5)\) on the number line.

To find a point that is three-fifths of the way from
\(-3\) to \(3\), you can use the following formula:


\[ \text{Midpoint} = (a + b)/(2) \]

In this case,
\(a\) is the starting point
(\(-3\)),
\(b\) is the ending point
(\(3\)), and we want a point that is three-fifths of the way from
\(a\) to \(b\). The formula becomes:


\[ \text{Point} = a + (3)/(5)(b - a) \]

Substitute the values:


\[ \text{Point} = -3 + (3)/(5)(3 - (-3)) \]


\[ \text{Point} = -3 + (3)/(5)(6) \]


\[ \text{Point} = -3 + (18)/(5) \]

To make the denominators the same:


\[ \text{Point} = (-15)/(5) + (18)/(5) \]


\[ \text{Point} = (3)/(5) \]

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