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W and X are points on the number line, and W < X < 0.
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W and X are points on the number line, and W < X < 0. If X is the midpoint of line segment WY, and W is the midpoint of line segment YZ, then what is the value of Z in terms of W and X?
A) -2X - 3W
B) 2W - 3X
C) 3W - 2X
D) 3X - 2W
E) 2X - 3W
A) -2X - 3W
B) 2W - 3X
C) 3W - 2X
D) 3X - 2W
E) 2X - 3W
Re: W and X are points on the number line, and W < X < 0.
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04 Mar 2020, 09:16
04 Mar 2020, 09:16
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Draw a timeline
Make W: -12
X: -6
Y: 0
Z: -24
Therefore, to get z (-24)
3 * W(-12) = -36
-36 + 12 = -24
Answer: C
Make W: -12
X: -6
Y: 0
Z: -24
Therefore, to get z (-24)
3 * W(-12) = -36
-36 + 12 = -24
Answer: C
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Re: W and X are points on the number line, and W < X < 0.
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04 Mar 2020, 15:41
04 Mar 2020, 15:41
GreenlightTestPrep wrote:
W and X are points on the number line, and W < X < 0. If X is the midpoint of line segment WY, and W is the midpoint of line segment YZ, then what is the value of Z in terms of W and X?
A) -2X - 3W
B) 2W - 3X
C) 3W - 2X
D) 3X - 2W
E) 2X - 3W
A) -2X - 3W
B) 2W - 3X
C) 3W - 2X
D) 3X - 2W
E) 2X - 3W
APPROACH #1: Plot the points on the number line
X is the midpoint of line segment WY
We get:
W is the midpoint of line segment YZ
We get:
At this point let's add a midpoint between Z and W
Now recognize that X-W = the distance between W and X
Furthermore, since every pair of successive points are equidistant, we can have the following distances.
What is the value of Z in terms of W and X?
If we start from point W, we must move TWO SPACES to the left to get to point Z
So, Z = W - (X-W) - (X-W)
= W - X + W - X + W
= 3W - 2X
Answer: C
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APPROACH #2: Use the INPUT-OUTPUT strategy
First find values of W, X, Y and Z that satisfy the given information.
Here's one possible set of values:
We can see that, when W = -3, X = -2 and Y = -1, the answer to the question (What is the value of Z?) is -5
In other words, when we INPUT W = -3 and X = -2, the resulting OUTPUT is Z = -5
From here we need to check all 5 answers choices to see which one yields and OUTPUT of -5 when we INPUT W = -3 and X = -2
A) -2X - 3W = -2(-2) - 3(-3) = 13. No good. We want -5.
B) 2W - 3X = 2(-3) - 3(-2) = 0. No good. We want -5.
C) 3W - 2X = 3(-3) - 2(-2) = -5. PERFECT!
D) 3X - 2W = 3(-2)- 2(-3) = 0. No good. We want -5.
E) 2X - 3W = 2(-2) - 3(-3) = 5. No good. We want -5.
Answer: C
Cheers,
Brent
