What number is 3/4 of the way between -5 and 11 on the number line

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asked Jun 20, 2023 41.7k views

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Dan Harvey · Answer 1 · 2023-06-24T12:27:02+0000

One way to answer this question is as follows:

Take the difference between 11 and -5:

If we multiply 16 by 3/4, we obtain:

$16\cdot(3)/(4)=4\cdot3=12$

We can count 12 numbers from -5 in the number line:

Therefore, the number 7 is 3/4 of the way between -5 and 11. Graphically: