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Explain how to graph 5/2 on the number line

User VRoxa
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Answer:

Change the improper fraction to the mixed number 21

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. There are two complete wholes and a half left over. Plot 21

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on the number line halfway between 2 and 3, or Point D.

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User Cherba
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Answer: divide 5 by 2; 2 will go into five 2 times with a remainder of 1. This means the whole number portion of the mixed number is 2, and the remainder of the fraction is 1; this gives us 2 1/2. To plot 2 1/2, plot a point halfway between 2 and 3.

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