SOLUTION: Points A, B, and C are placed in alphabetical order on a line so that 3AB:AC. What is the ratio of AB:BC?

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Question 941724: Points A, B, and C are placed in alphabetical order on a line so that 3AB:AC. What is the ratio of AB:BC?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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3AB:AC --> AC = 3AB

A.....B..........C
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AB:BC = 1:2