Let d > c > b > q. If c is twice as far from q as it is from d, and b is twice as far from c as it is from q, then (d - b)/(d - q) = ?  Choices
A) 2/9
B) 1/3
C) 2/3
D) 7/9
E) 3/2
Draw a number line and label with x and y. You would have:   Before calculating recognize it would be more effcient to express x or y in terms of the other. here 2x = 3y so x =3/2 y.   Now you can calculate d -b and d -a   d - b= x +2y = 7/2 y   d - q = x + 2x = 3x = 9/2y   7/9ividing both you get: 7/9   Answer 7/9
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Let d > c > b > q. If c is twice as far from q as it is from d, and b is twice as far from c as it is from q, then (d - b)/(d - q) = ?