SOLUTION: What rational number is halfway between 1/5 and 1/3 ?

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Question 368600: What rational number is halfway between 1/5 and 1/3 ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Average the two numbers to get %281%2F5%2B1%2F3%29%2F2=%283%2F15%2B5%2F15%29%2F2=%288%2F15%29%2F2=8%2F30=4%2F15


So the rational number 4%2F15 is halfway between 1%2F5 and 1%2F3