Which rational numbers fall between 2.7 and 2.8 on a number line: 2 19/25, 277/100, 21/8, 2 5/6?

1 Answer
Oct 19, 2016

2 19/25 and 277/100 fall between 2.7 and 2.8

Explanation:

19/25 as a decimal number is 0.76
19/25x4/4=76/100=0.76
So 2 19/25=2.76 which is between 2.7 and2.8

277/100 =2.77 which is between2.7 and 2.8

21/8 =2 5/8=2.625<2.7

5/6= 0.8....(50 divided by 6 is bigger than 8)
So 2 5/6 >2.8