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On a number line, point A is located at 4, point C is located at 11, and point B lies between points A and C. What is the location of B such that the ratio of AB:BC is 2:3? 8.2 6.8 5.9 5.6

Name: on a number line point a is located at 4 point c is located at 11 and point b lies between points a and c what is the location of b such that the ratio of abbc is 23 82 68 59 56
Uploaded: 2023-05-19T19:53:34-08:00
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Description: on a number line point a is located at 4 point c is located at 11 and point b lies between points a and c what is the location of b such that the ratio of abbc is 23 82 68 59 56

          On a number line, point A is located at 4, point C is located at 11, and point B lies between points A and C. What is the location of B such that the ratio of AB:BC is 2:3?

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Geometry A Common Core Curriculum

Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell 1st Edition

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Solved by Expert Manisha Sarker

05/19/2023

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The distance AC is 11 - 4 = 7. Now, we need to divide this distance into two parts, AB and BC, in the ratio 2:3. To do this, we can set up the following equation: AB/BC = 2/3 Since AB + BC = AC, we can also write: AB + BC = 7 Now, we can solve these two Show more…

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On a number line, point A is located at 4, point C is located at 11, and point B lies between points A and C. What is the location of B such that the ratio of AB:BC is 2:3? 8.2 6.8 5.9 5.6