Question

Insert 2 rational numbers between -1/3 and -1/2

Answer 1

Answer:

-11/24 and -4/9

Step-by-step explanation:

A rational number is a fraction in the form a/b where both a and b are integers and b is not equal to zero.

Given the numbers -1/3 and -1/2, to place two numbers between them, we have to first find the width between the two numbers.

Width = -1/3 - (-1/2) = -1/3 + 1/2 = 1/2 - 1/3 = 1/6

Since two numbers are to be placed between -1/3 and -1/2, we have to divide the width into 3 which results to 1/6 ÷ 3 = 1/18

The first number placed is -1/3 - 1/18 = -11/24

The second number is -11/24 - 1/18 = -4/9