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What fraticon is less then 1/2 but only using these numbers 1/8 5/8 8/16 9/16 15/16 5/16

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\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)=0.5 \\ (1)/(8)=0.125 \\ (5)/(8)=0.625 \\ (8)/(16)=(1)/(2)=0.5 \\ (9)/(16)=0.5625 \\ (15)/(16)=0.9375 \\ (5)/(16)=0.3125 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the fractions that are less than 1/2 are:

1/8 and 5/16

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