What is a rational number that is between 5.2 and 5.5

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A rational number can be represented in a ratio of a/b.

Therefore, 5.3 would be a rational number in between 5.2 and 5.5, as it can be represented as 53/10.

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[a,b] divides n

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us denote the least common multiple of a and b [a,b]=m.

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So this means that $\frac{ab}{m}$ is and integer.

As m= vb, then $\frac{m}{b}$ is an integer, lets say $\frac{m}{b}$ =v; and as m=ua, then $\frac{m}{a}$ =u.

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