Problem:
The third exit on a highway is located at milepost and the tenth exit is at milepost . There is a service center on the highway located three-fourths of the way from the third exit to the tenth exit. At what milepost would you expect to find this service center?
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Solution:
There are miles between the third and tenth exits, so the service center is at milepost .
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