Sherry draws a triangle. The length of side AC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ is 12 inches. The length of side AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ is 9 inches. She wants to draw a line XY¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ that is parallel to BC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯. If she draws point XX 3 inches from BB, how far from point AA does she need to draw point YY so that XY¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯∥BC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯?
Sherry draws a triangle. The length of side AC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ is 12 inches. The length of side AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ is 9 inches. She wants to draw a line XY¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ that is parallel to BC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯. If she draws point XX 3 inches from BB, how far from point AA does she need to draw point YY so that XY¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯∥BC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯?
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