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Read a decimal on a scale where the required measurement is marked by a dash between two numbers What is the value of A? ![A horizontal number-line with 11 vertical, equally spaced, dashes representing the position of numbers. "-6" below the 2nd dash and "3" below the last dash are the only numbers marked on the line. An arrow, labelled "A" is pointing halfway between the 4th and 5th dashes. ]() \( -4.5 \)
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Student thinks that negative decimals behave the same as positive decimals when positioning a decimal between two consecutive negative integers, placing the decimal with a greater absolute value to the right. 