document.write( "Question 21489: HOW MANY RATIONAL NUMBERS ARE THERE BETWEEN 5 AND 14?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #10376 by mmm4444bot(95)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello There:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we add 1/10 to 5, we get 5 + 1/10 which equals 51/10 (a rational number with a decimal representation of 5.1).\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we add 1/100, we get 501/100 which equals 5.01.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we add 1/1000, we get 5001/1000 which equals 5.001.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can continue this forever:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50001/10000 = 5.0001\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "500001/100000 = 5.00001\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5000001/1000000 = 5.00001\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since this process can go on forever, and each time we are adding a smaller and smaller amount to 5, there are an infinite number of rational numbers between 5 and 14.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "~ Mark \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |