SOLUTION: find the rational number halfway between 5/16 and 7/8

Question 143552This question is from textbook Algebra stucture and maethod
: find the rational number halfway between 5/16 and 7/8

This question is from textbook Algebra stucture and maethod

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Add the two numbers

Multiply the second fraction by

Multiply

Combine the fractions by combining the numerators

Add

Divide the entire fraction by 2

Multiply by the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction

Multiply the fractions

So the rational number is at the halfway point in between and
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