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Question
Insert three fractions between
`1/2 "and" 5/7`
Sum
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Solution
Fraction between `1/2 "and" 5/7`
`= (1 + 5)/(2 + 7) = 6/9 = 2/3`
Fraction between `1/2 "and" 2/3`
`= (1+ 2)/(2 + 3) = 3/5`
and Fraction between `2/3 "and" 5/7`
`= (2 + 5)/(3 + 7) = 7/10`
Hence, three fractions between `1/2` and `5/7` will be `3/5, 2/3 "and" 7/10`
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