SOLUTION: Please help me with this question, thanks There is a number on a number line which are twice as far from 9 as they are from 15. The distance from 15 is: A) 2 B)

SOLUTION: Please help me with this question, thanks There is a number on a number line which are twice as far from 9 as they are from 15. The distance from 15 is: A) 2 B)

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There is a number on a number line which are twice as far from 9 as they are from 15. The distance from 15 is:
A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) None of these
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9, ___, ___, 15

interval = (15 - 9)/3 = 2

finished line: 9, 11, 13, 15

difference = interval = 2
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