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Date Posted: 4 years ago
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4/12 and 5/12 are possible, based on the number line (because 1/4 is 3/12 and 1/2 is 6/12)
It might be easier to view this in terms of units. If you look carefully, the entire number line has 12 spacings from 0 to 1. Each spacing is a jump of 1/12 unit (1 jump out of 12 jumps).
Now, we see that 1/4 corresponds to 3 jumps and 1/2 corresponds to 6 jumps.
A fraction in between these two would be one which has between 3 jumps and 6 jumps (out of the maximum 12 jumps).
So, we can have 4 jumps or 5 jumps, leading to our fractions 4/12 and 5/12.
Note that 4/12 can be simplified to 1/3.
Now, we see that 1/4 corresponds to 3 jumps and 1/2 corresponds to 6 jumps.
A fraction in between these two would be one which has between 3 jumps and 6 jumps (out of the maximum 12 jumps).
So, we can have 4 jumps or 5 jumps, leading to our fractions 4/12 and 5/12.
Note that 4/12 can be simplified to 1/3.
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Check from 0 to 1 ( or 1 unit) divide to how many parts. Hope this helps
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4 years ago
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