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If LM = 9 and KM = 15, what is KL?

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Hi. If you look carefully, KL + LM = KM. You can draw them on a number line, with lengths given, for clarification.

You will see that 4x + 5x = 9. Therefore, 9x = 9, and x = 1. As a result, KL = 4(1) = 4.

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