document.write( "Question 1090421: On a number line, point A has coordinate -5 and point B has coordinate 1. What is the coordinate of the point two-thirds of the way from A to B? \n" ); document.write( "

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Calculate the distance from A to B.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"D%5BAB%5D=1-%28-5%29=1%2B5=6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then take $\"2%2F3\"$ of the length,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"dx=6%282%2F3%29=4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Starting from A,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5BP%5D=-5%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5BP%5D=-1\"$
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