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Question

, Fernando calculated 6.4+(−2.5)=3.9
. What should his next step be?

(1 point)
Responses

Fernando should subtract the y-values.
Fernando should subtract the y -values.

Fernando has already made a mistake. He should have calculated 6.4+2.5=8.9
.
Fernando has already made a mistake. He should have calculated 6.4 plus 2.5 equals 8.9 .

Fernando should divide 3.9 by 2, then repeat both steps using the y-values.
Fernando should divide 3.9 by 2, then repeat both steps using the y -values.

Fernando has already made a mistake. He should have subtracted the x-values to get 8.9.

Answer 1

To find the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints A and B, you need to average the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of the endpoints. It seems like Fernando has added the x-coordinates but hasn't yet divided by 2 to find the average.

Given that he calculated \(6.4 + (-2.5) = 3.9\), his next step should be to divide by 2 to find the average of the x-coordinates. After that, he would need to do the same for the y-coordinates.

Therefore, the correct response would be:

Fernando should divide 3.9 by 2, then repeat both steps using the y-values.