GMATPrep - Number line

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GMATPrep - Number line

by 4gmat » Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:40 pm
If m and r are two numbers on a number line, what is the value of r?

1. The distance between r and 0 is 3 times the distance between m and 0.
2. 12 is halfway between m and r.

Answer is E. How?

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by erdnah » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:00 pm
there are two solutions, one is one the negative side of the number line