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algebra intermediate

Problem

You connect the points (0, 0) and (9, 6) with a line segment. Starting at (0, 0), you move of the way along the segment. What is the sum of the coordinates of the point you land upon?
Solution
Since we move of the way along the segment, we will move units in the -direction and units in the -direction. This means that we will end up at the point . Adding the sum of the coordinates of this point, we find that the answer is .
Final answer
5