SOLUTION: Where does {{{2&7/10}}} and {{{1&2/5}}} plot on a number line?

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Question 793252: Where does and plot on a number line?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Where does  and  plot on a number line?

 is plotted  of the way from 2 towards 3

 is plotted  of the way from 1 towards 2.


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-2        -1         0         1         2         3         4

In cases of fractions, unless you have very accurate 
measuring tools you'll just have to guess about how far
a fraction is between two integers.  You'd usually ask
yourself "Is it more or less than half-way?" In the above 
you'd just guess that  is a little less than 
half way between 1 and 2.  Also you'd just guess that 
 is a little more than half way between 2 and 3.
If you have 10 marks between the integers as above, you can 
get it accurately. But normally it doesn't matter if you 
just guess it fairly close.

Edwin

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