SOLUTION: On a number line point A has coordinate -10 and point B has coordinate 2. Find the coordinate of the point one third of the way from A and B.

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Question 649045: On a number line point A has coordinate -10 and point B has coordinate 2. Find the coordinate of the point one third of the way from A and B.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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-10, ___, ___, 2

interval = (2 - (-10))/3 = 4

finished number line: -10, -6, -2, 2

1/3 of the way: -6