The crafts store is having a sale on paint bottles. if your friend bought 4 bottles of paint for $3.16 before tax, how much will it cost before tax to buy 9 bottles of paint?

The point a is at –2 and the point b is at 7. marissa would like to divide this line segment in a 4: 3 ratio, and she would like to use the formula x = (x2 – x1) + x1. what values should she substitute into the formula? a = a + b = x1 = x2 =