SOLUTION: Two fractions are inserted between 1/4 and 1/2 so that the diffrence between any two successive fractions is the same. Find the sum of the four fractions.

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Question 20004: Two fractions are inserted between 1/4 and 1/2 so that the diffrence between any two successive fractions is the same. Find the sum of the four fractions.
Answer by pwac(253) About Me  (Show Source):
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the difference between 1%2F4and1%2F2is 1%2F4
so this needs to be divided by 3 to get the two fractions needed
this gives intervals of1%2F12
Therefore your successive fractions are
3%2F12,4%2F12,5%2F12,6%2F12which added together
=18%2F12=11%2F2
Pete