document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=757628>Question 757628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm in grade 9. I work from a textbook called, \"Math Makes Sense\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In one of the questions I was told to do was, \"Write the rational number represented by each letter on the number line, as a fraction\" I've looked through the textbook to find step by step instructions, I've checked online, asked around for help but none of them seem to help. I've basically tried everything I could. The thing that most confused me was the number line. It was put like this,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12.........E..-11..F..........-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did look at the answer at the back of the textbook which was, E= 45/4 F= 43/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All I'm trying to figure out is how they got that! If you could help me with this, it would be gladly appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for taking your time to read this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Ariel R.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12.........E..-11..F..........-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did look at the answer at the back of the textbook which was, E= 45/4 F= 43/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All I'm trying to figure out is how they got that! If you could help me with this, it would be gladly appreciated.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that there are 4 segments separating -11 and -12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each of those segments is 1/4 th of the distance from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 to -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The marks from right to left are at -11 1/4 ; -11 2/4 ; -11 3/4 ; -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that E is at the 1st marker to the left of -11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number there is -11 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That number is -11 1/4 = -(4*11+1)/4 = -451/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly F is between -10 and -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F is at the mark -10 3/4 = -(4*10+3)/4 = -43/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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