document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243139>Question 243139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the number that is exactly three-fifths of the way from 14 to 69 on the number line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 47 B. 36  C. 33  D. 22  E. none of these </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178148 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178148\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 69 - 14 = 55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all the way from 14 to 69 would be 55 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 of the way would be 3*55/5 = 3*11 = 33 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14 + 33 = 47 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "47 should be 3/5 of the way to 69.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how would we figure?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "47 - 14 = 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "69 - 1`4 = 55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "33/55 = 3/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to visualize this, take smaller numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take 5 units away.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume 10 to 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's 5 units away\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 * 5 = 3 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means that 10 + 3 = 13 would be 3/5 of the way to 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your units are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              1/5          2/5         3/5         4/5         5/5\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you move 5 units you will be there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you move 3 units you will have moved 3 out of 5 which makes you 3/5 there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer would be C.) which is 33 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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