Question

Having trouble with a couple of questions.
1) The sum of any two fractions that are between 1/2 and 1 will always be....
2)When two mixed numbers greater than 1 are multiplied, the product will always be.....
3) When the 1/2 fraction is multiplied by a mixed number, the product will always be.....

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

hey, how's it going?

Answer 2

Great thanks

Answer 3

are there choices? the questions are not very clear to me

Answer 4

No, it is open ended. It has stumped a lot of us.

Answer 5

what i mean is, there is a lot of things you could answer, but it's not totally clear to me what they are looking for from you

Answer 6

do they want something like "greater than 1" for the first question?

Answer 7

or maybe "between 1 and 2" would be better

Answer 8

I think it is something basic ex: always even. I have done several sample problems to see if I could find what fits

Answer 9

i'm thinking for 2) they want "greater than 1"?

Answer 10

for 3) though i'm not really sure what they would want

Answer 11

On 3 I thought even product. It worked with all of the numbers I tried, but a friend said it didn't with the ones they tried

Answer 12

i'm not sure what you mean by even when we are dealing with fractions

Answer 13

I think you're right for 1 and 2---that makes sense. I have been over thinking this
for too long

Answer 14

I guess even denominator

Answer 15

you could say "greater than 1/2" for 3) since a mixed number implies greater than 1

Answer 16

Thanks you have been a big help. I think it is easier than I have been making it. I think what you have said fits what is being asked. Thanks again.

Answer 17

no problem

Answer 18

for number 2, I would say that the product of the two numbers will be greater than either of the two numbers instead of just greater than 1. As for number 3, you can't say even denominator because 2 2/3 * 1/2 = 8/3 * 1/2 = 4/3 = 1 1/3. I'd stick with bob and say the product smaller than the mixed number and greater than 1/2