SOLUTION: on a number line, y = -1 and z = 2. If the ratio of the segments (from x to y) to (from y to z) is 1 : 3, find the location of x.

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Question 270655: on a number line, y = -1 and z = 2. If the ratio of the segments (from x to y) to (from y to z) is 1 : 3, find the location of x.
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total segments is 1 + 3 = 4
So x is 1/4 of the way from y to z or x= 1 1/4