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The point a is shown on the number line below.

The distance between A and the point b is 3 1/2 units.
which number could represent the point b?

The point a is shown on the number line below. The distance between A and the point-example-1

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the answer is 3 1/2 or -3 1/2
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Answer:

Assuming that A is at point 1/2, you would add 1/2 to 3 1/2 or -3 1/2 (each one of these values would be 3 1/2 units away.) When you do this, you get the values -3.0 and 4.0, so the answer is A.

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