Asked by ashley

Point S lies between points R and T on Line segment R T.

A line contains points R, S, T. The space between R and S is 2 x. The space between S and T is 3 x.
If RT is 10 centimeters long, what is ST?

2 centimeters
4 centimeters
6 centimeters
8 centimeters

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let RS = 2x and ST = 3x, so RT = 2x + 3x = 5x = 10. Thus x = 2 and ST = 3x = 6 centimeters.