SOLUTION: find a rational number halfway in between the two numbers 7/9 and 2/5. please help

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Question 618831: find a rational number halfway in between the two numbers
7/9 and 2/5. please help
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Add the two numbers and then divide the sum by 2.

Hint: Multiplying a denominator by 2 is the same thing as dividing the fraction by 2.

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