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Question
Write any three rational numbers between the two number given below.
-4.5 and -4.6
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Solution
-4.5 = -4.50 and -4.6 = -4.60
= `1/2`[(-4.5) + (-4.6)]
= `1/2` (-9.1)
= -4.55
∴ The three rational numbers between -4.5 and -4.6 are -4.51, -4.52 and -4.53.
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