find any 5 number between 1/4 and 2/4
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Answer:
Let’s use a simple method to find a rational number between ¼ and ½, then we’ll look at a more complicated method:
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The easiest (AVERAGE) method?
What is the average of your two numbers?
Add the numbers
¼ + ½ = 34
Divide by two
34÷2=34×12=38
This method will ALWAYS find a rational number between A and B as long as A and B are unique rational numbers
If all you want is ONE answer, you can STOP READING HERE.
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BUT we can find many more rational numbers between A and B. In fact, there are an infinite number of rational numbers between A and B; B>A.
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The Bigger COMMON DENOMINATOR Method
Find any common denominator for your two numbers that is BIGGER than either of the denominators you started with.
½ and ¼ have common factors of 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, etc.
Convert both numbers to that common denominator
Let’s convert both ¼ and ½ to hundredths:
14=25100
12=50100
I can quickly see 24 different rational numbers that are between 25100and50100
for example, 37100