document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121101>Question 1121101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a 100 cm ruler, lines are drawn at 10, X, and 98 cm. The distance between the lines at X and 98 cm is three times the distance between the lines at X and 10 cm. What is the value of X? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #736860 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=736860\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let d = the distance between the lines at X and 10 cm.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 3d = the distance between the lines at X and 98 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total distance is 100 cm so we can write the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 + d + 3d + 2 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d = 88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between 10 and X is 22, therefore X = 32 </SPAN>\n" );
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