A teacher purchased a 1-foot long sub to share amongst a group of 4 students but decided to eat 1/3 of it. after dividing the rest of the sub into equal parts how much of a sub will each student receive

The point a is at –2 and the point b is at 7. marissa would like to divide this line segment in a 4: 3 ratio, and she would like to use the formula x = (x2 – x1) + x1. what values should she substitute into the formula? a = a + b = x1 = x2 =