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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2026

Algebra Difficulty 1.2 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, the number line between $0$ and $4$ is divided into $16$ equal parts. The number $T$ is marked on the line. What is the
value of $T$ ?

Pick one

Solution

The distance between $0$ and
$4$ along the number line is $4$ .

The tick marks divide this distance into $16$ equal lengths, and so the distance
between adjacent tick marks is $\dfrac{4}{16}=0.25$ .

The number $T$ is $3$ tick marks to the right of $0$ , and thus the value of $T$ is $3\times0.25=0.75$ .

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