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Question 536185: how to find a number between given numbers
example: 1/5 and 2/3 need to no how to find a number between these given numbers
Found 2 solutions by oberobic, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source):
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You can always add the two numbers and then divide by 2. That will give you the midpoint between the numbers.
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1/5 + 2/3 = (3+10)/15 = 13/15
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13/15 * 1/2 = 13/30
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Note that dividing by 2 is the same as multiplying by 1/2.
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1/5 = .20
2/3 = .67
13/30 = .43
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Done.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source):
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The average of two numbers is always between them, so we average them Multiply top and bottom by LCD = 15: Edwin