Which mixed number falls between three and one-half and five and three-eighths?

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anonymous · Answer

five and five-twelfths

three and one-fourth

five and one-third

three and one-sixth

anonymous · Answer

plz help me

undeadknight26 · Answer

im looking...

hero · Answer

There's a way to figure it out without a calculator or picking up a pencil

anonymous · Answer

how

undeadknight26 · Answer

I believe its the 2nd one but not sure...

hero · Answer

It's not the second one because 3 and 1/4 is less than 3 and 1/2

anonymous · Answer

is it c

undeadknight26 · Answer

So then its the first one since it in between?

hero · Answer

Basically, to figure it out without picking up a pencil, you have to familiarize yourself with categorizing fractions that are closer to zero, closer to 1/2 or closer to 1

hero · Answer

The first choice is correct

undeadknight26 · Answer

yay!!!

hero · Answer

1/4 is closer to zero
1/6 is even closer to zero
1/2 is half 

3/8 and 5/12 are both close to half but

3/8 is closer to half than 5/12 because 3 is closer to 8 than 5 to 12.

A fraction such as 7/8 is closer to 1

hero · Answer

1/6 < 2/6 < 3/6 < 4/6 < 5/6

hero · Answer

Remember that order. It will be useful. 

0/7< 1/7 < 2/7 < 3/7 < 4/7 < 5/7 < 6/7 < 7/7

0/7 = 0
7/7 = 1

hero · Answer

These are just examples

hero · Answer

What happened to @fireblood72

anonymous · Answer

can you help me with this Four of Ethan's family members went on a 4 and two-thirds hour road trip. If they all shared the drive time equally, how many hours did each family member drive?

anonymous · Answer

six-sevenths

1 and two-thirds

eleven-twelfths

1 and one-sixth

hero · Answer

Perform this operation: 
$$\left(4 + \frac{2}{3}\right)\div 4$$

anonymous · Answer

so 1 1/6?

hero · Answer

Did you do it by hand or by calc?

anonymous · Answer

calc