SOLUTION: Find the average of the following numbers: 4/9, 2/3, 5/12, 5/36

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Question 113069: Find the average of the following numbers: 4/9, 2/3, 5/12, 5/36
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND A COMMON DENOMINATOR.
36 LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CHOICE.
(4*4+2*12+5*3+5*1)/36=(16+24+15+5)/36=60/36=5/3
(5/3)/4=5/3*1/4=5/12 ANSWER FOR THE AVERAGE.