A) Write a numerator for each fraction to make the fraction close to, but not equal to, 1/2. Then, write another numerator to make each fraction close to, but greater than 1.
1) _/22
2) _/43
3) _/17
My Answers:
1) 10, I believe.
2) 20? I dont know, please help with this one.
3) 8?
B) Write a denominator to make each fraction close to, but not equal to, 1/2. Then, write another denominator to make each fraction close to, but greater than, 1.
1) 22/_
2) 43/_
3) 17/_
I don't understand B. I also do not understand the then part.
1) 10, I believe.
No. What is half of 22?
2) 20? I dont know, please help with this one.
No. What is half of 43?
3) 8? Right. Or it could be 9.
B. The denominator should be double the numerator to get a fraction close to or equal to 1/2.
22/44 = 1/2
44/44 = 1
You try the other two.
For part A #2 would it be 21.5?
Yes, it could be either 21 or 22.
But we don't use decimals in fractions.
A) To make a fraction close to, but not equal to, 1/2, you can choose a numerator that is slightly less than half of the denominator. To make a fraction close to, but greater than 1, you can choose a numerator that is slightly greater than the denominator.
1) To make the fraction close to 1/2, we can choose a numerator that is slightly less than half of the denominator 22. One possible numerator could be 10, which gives the fraction 10/22. It is close to 1/2 since 10 is less than half of 22, but not equal to it.
2) For the fraction with a denominator of 43, we want a numerator that is slightly less than half of 43 to make it close to 1/2. Half of 43 is 21.5, so we can choose a numerator like 20, which gives us the fraction 20/43. To make it greater than 1, we want a numerator greater than 43. One possible numerator could be 50, which gives us the fraction 50/43.
3) Similar to the previous examples, we want a numerator that is slightly less than half of 17 to make the fraction close to 1/2. Half of 17 is 8.5, so we can choose a numerator like 8, which gives us the fraction 8/17. To make it greater than 1, we want a numerator greater than 17. One possible numerator could be 20, which gives us the fraction 20/17.
B) To make a fraction close to, but not equal to, 1/2, you can choose a denominator that is slightly greater than double the numerator. To make a fraction close to, but greater than, 1, you can choose a denominator that is greater than the numerator.
1) To make the fraction with a numerator of 22 close to 1/2, we can choose a denominator that is slightly greater than double the numerator. Double of 22 is 44, so we can choose a denominator like 45, which gives us the fraction 22/45. To make it greater than 1, we want a denominator greater than 22. One possible denominator could be 25, which gives us the fraction 22/25.
2) For the numerator 43, we want a denominator that is slightly greater than double the numerator to make the fraction close to 1/2. Double of 43 is 86, so one possible denominator could be 87, which gives us the fraction 43/87. To make it greater than 1, we want a denominator greater than 43. One possible denominator could be 50, which gives us the fraction 43/50.
3) Similarly, we want a denominator that is slightly greater than double the numerator 17 to make the fraction close to 1/2. Double of 17 is 34, so we can choose a denominator like 35, which gives us the fraction 17/35. To make it greater than 1, we want a denominator greater than 17. One possible denominator could be 25, which gives us the fraction 17/25.
I hope this explanation helps clarify how to approach the problem.