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Find the coordinate of the midpoint of the segment connecting

–3 and 8 on a number line. what's the midpoint?

User Wanderlust
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Answer:

2.5

Explanation:

Find the average of the 2 points with the average formula:

sum of elements / number of elements

Plug in the values:

-3 + 8 / 2

5 / 2

= 2.5

So, the midpoint is 2.5

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