alis teacher plotted the numbers 1/2 and 2/3 on the number line. She asked ali to find and plot a rational number between these two numbers in a number line, Can you help Ali in plotting a rational number between them on a number line?
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Yes, there are many rational numbers that can be plotted between 1/2 and 2/3 on the number line. Here are a few examples:1/2 + 1/6 = 5/6: This rational number is greater than 1/2 and less than 2/3.2/5: This rational number is also greater than 1/2 and less than 2/3.1/3: This rational number is halfway between 1/2 and 2/3.To plot a rational number on a number line, you can start by drawing the number line and marking off the positions of 1/2 and 2/3. Then, you can locate the position of the rational number you are trying to plot by dividing the distance between 1/2 and 2/3 into equal segments and finding the position of the rational number within those segments. For example, if you wanted to plot 5/6, you could divide the distance between 1/2 and 2/3 into six equal segments, and then mark the fifth segment as the position of 5/6 on the number line.