You connect the points (0, 0) and (9, 6) with a line segment. Starting at (0, 0), you move $\frac{1}{3}$ of the way along the segment. What is the sum of the coordinates of the point you land upon?
To find the point $\frac{1}{3}$ of the way along the segment, I need to find the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate separately. For the x-coordinate, I need to move $\frac{1}{3}$ of the distance from 0 to 9, which is $\frac{1}{3} \cdot 9 = 3$. So the x-coordinate of the point is 3. For the y-coordinate, I need to move $\frac{1}{3}$; of the distance from 0 to 6, which is $\frac{1}{3} \cdot 6 = 2$. So the y-coordinate of the point is 2. The sum of the coordinates of the point is 3 + 2 = 5. 