Fernando and maria are at opposite sides of a park. they plan to meet later at a fountain that is located somewhere between them. maria will arrive at the fountain first, before fernando even leaves his starting location. the ratio of maria's starting location to the fountain to fernando's starting place is 5: 3. what is the location of the fountain? round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

Lines can be divided in ratios.

The coordinates of the fountain is (-1,-0.5)

From the graph, we have the following coordinate points

The ratio is given as:

The coordinates of the fountain is calculated using:

So, we have:

Hence, the coordinates of the fountain is (-1,-0.5)

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6.9

step-by-step explanation:

simple math really

6 1/2 times 0.6 = 3.9

but if you are just doing 6 and not 6 1/2 then the answer is 3.6

7

step-by-step explanation:

the answer would be 7