Question

What is the length, in inches, of the line segment shown in the sketch below?4XWH11 12.3Oin124567 89 10

Answer 1

GIVEN:

We are given a line with units graded in one-inch increments as indicated in the attached image.

Required;

To determine the length of the line segment WX.

Step-by-step solution;

The line segment WX starts from 3 units up to 11 units.

Note that from point 3 to point 4 is 1 unit, or 4 minus 3 equals 1 unit.

This means from point 3 to point 11 will be;

`\begin{gathered} 3\text{ }to\text{ }11=11-3 \\ \\ 3\text{ }to\text{ }11=8 \end{gathered}`

Therefore,

ANSWER:

`WX=8units`