SOLUTION: in a number line with 7 equally spaced ticks, the second one is 2 and the last one is 42 and there are four tick marks between them. What is the the value of the second of those 4
Algebra ->
Number-Line
-> SOLUTION: in a number line with 7 equally spaced ticks, the second one is 2 and the last one is 42 and there are four tick marks between them. What is the the value of the second of those 4
Log On
Question 258889: in a number line with 7 equally spaced ticks, the second one is 2 and the last one is 42 and there are four tick marks between them. What is the the value of the second of those 4 tick marks?
(im sorry i cudnt draw the figure, so i had to explain the question this way)
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (7-2)x=42-2
5x=40
x=40/5
x=8 the number of spaces between each tick.
2+(2*8)=2+16=18 is the value of the second of the 4 ticks.
(