Question

Find the decimal expansion of the following rational numbers:
17 1/3 -8 3/7

Answer 1

Answer:

To find the rational numbers between 1/2 and 3/4

Let us first equate the denominators

(1/2) x (2/2) = 2/4

(3/4) x (1/1) = 3/4

Now we have the fractions: 2/4 and 3/4

Now will multiply both the fractions Numerator and denominator by 10. We get

20/40 and 30/40

Hence will find rational numbers now between 20/40 and 30/40

The rational numbers are 21/40. 22/40, 23/40, 24/40,25/40,26/40 and so on.