Problem 3 · Halfway = average · 3 points
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Which fraction is exactly halfway between 1/3 and 1/2?
- 1/4
- 3/8
- 5/12
- 2/5
- 4/10
Show a hint
- Think of halfway as a distance: find the gap between the two fractions, then move half that gap from the smaller fraction.
- The gap is 1/2 − 1/3 = 1/6. Split that gap in half, then add it to 1/3.
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Answer: C — 5/12
Half of the gap 1/6 is 1/12, so the halfway point is 1/3 + 1/12 = 4/12 + 1/12 = 5/12. The fraction 2/5 is between 1/3 and 1/2, but it is not halfway: it is 1/15 above 1/3 and 1/10 below 1/2.