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write 5 rational numbers between -3/4 and 4/5

Asked by ajayrath7 | 24 Jun, 2017, 09:33: AM

Expert Answer

Hi,

Hope you have tried similar Questions, yourself.

Hint to approach such Qs:

Approach 1-

Find the LCM of 4 and 5, which are seen in the denominmator.

Here, the LCM of 4 and 5 is 20.

Let us now make the denominators, same in both the rational numbers.

fraction numerator negative 3 over denominator 4 end fraction space equals space fraction numerator negative 3 cross times 5 over denominator 4 cross times 5 end fraction equals fraction numerator negative 15 over denominator 20 end fraction 4 over 5 space equals space fraction numerator 4 cross times 4 over denominator 5 cross times 4 end fraction equals 16 over 20 Rational space numbers space between space fraction numerator begin display style negative 15 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction space and space fraction numerator begin display style 16 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction space are comma space fraction numerator begin display style negative 14 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction comma space fraction numerator begin display style negative 13 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction comma space fraction numerator begin display style negative 12 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction comma... comma space fraction numerator begin display style 1 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction comma space fraction numerator begin display style 2 end style over denominator begin display style 20 end style end fraction..

We may chose any 5 rational numbers between -15/20 and 16/20.

Hope you understood it.

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Answered by Abhijeet Mishra | 24 Jun, 2017, 01:55: PM

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