SOLUTION: Between which two consecutive integers on the number line does 5/8 lie

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Question 578554: Between which two consecutive integers on the number line does 5/8 lie
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The results numbers in the 8 times table are 0, 8, 16, ...
We can write integers as fractions, using that knowledge:
0+=+0%2A%288%2F8%29=0%2F8
1+=+1%2A%288%2F8%29=8%2F8
2+=+2%2A%288%2F8%29=16%2F8
5%2F8 is between 0%2F8 and 8%2F8 because 5 is between 0 and 8
0%2F8%3C5%2F8%3C8%2F8 because 0%3C5%3C8
So 5/8 is between 0 and 1 in the number line.
It is really just a little past 1/2, which would be halfway between 0 and 1 because
1%2F2=%281%2F2%29%2A%284%2F4%29=4%2F8