What is the fraction between $2 1/10 and 2 2/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-08T20:12:12

First let's write both fractions over the same denominator.

In the fraction $2/5$ , if we multiply both numerator and denominator by 2, we get this:

$2/5 * 2/2 = 4/10$

Remember that a number over itself is equal to one, so

$2/2 = 1, and 3/3 = 1, etc$

Now that we have $4/10$ , let's write it as a decimal, which is $0.4$ .

Let's express the original question as decimals:

$2 1/10 = 2.1 and 2 2/5 = 2 4/10 = 2.4$ .

In between $2.1 and 2.4$ is $2.3$ , or $2 3/10$ .

Is $2 3/10$ the fraction you are looking for?

Answer 2 · 2018-03-08T20:44:19

There are many possibilities,

There is not only one fraction between $2 1/10 and 2 2/5$

Convert to fractions with the same denominator.

$2 1/10 and 2 4/10$

Fractions between these are $2 2/10 and 2 3/10$

You can use bigger and bigger denominators and discover more fractions between.

$2 2/20 " "color(blue)(2 3/20" " 2 4/20 " "2 5/20)" "2 6/20$

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