Nicolas is setting up water stations for a 10-mile run. He already has the first one set up 8 miles from the starting line. He n
eeds to set up two more that are 1.5 miles on either side of the first water station. Where will he put the two additional water stations? A number line divided into increments of 1 and labeled 0 through 10. The number 8 is labeled with Nicolas.
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