Question

Point A is on a number line halfway between −17 and 5. Point B is halfway between point A and 0. What integer does the point B represent?

Answer 1

Answer:  The answer is - 3.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that a point 'A' is on the number line halfway between - 17 and 5 and a point 'B' is halfway between point 'A' and 0. We are to find the point represented by 'A'.

The distance of point 'A' from - 17 and 5 is

$\dfrac{5-(-17)}{2}=\dfrac{22}{2}=11.$

Therefore, point A is - 17 + 11 = -6.

Now, point 'B' will be in the middle of - 6 and 0.

The distance of point 'B' from - 6 and 0 is

$\dfrac{0-(-6)}{2}=\dfrac{6}{2}=3.$

So, the point 'B' is - 6 + 3 = - 3.

Thus, the answer is - 3.