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Answer:
5/8 or 5/9
Step-by-step explanation:
The fraction will be exactly ...
5/(8 1/2) = 10/17 ⇒ (8 1/2)×(10/17) = 5
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The fraction will be approximately ...
5/8 or 5/9
The denominator will be a number that makes (8 1/2)/(denominator) ≈ 1. For that denominator, the numerator will be 5, so that we have ...
(8 1/2) × (5/denominator) ≈ 5
(8 1/2)/(denominator) ≈ 1 . . . . . . . . divide by 5
If we want the denominator to be an integer, we could choose either 8 or 9. If we choose 8, the result will be slightly more than 5; if we choose 9, the result will be slightly less.
(8 1/2) × (5/8) = 5.3125 ≈ 5
(8 1/2) × (5/9) = 4.722... ≈ 5
Either 5/8 or 5/9 will give a product of about 5.
