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

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Annie
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
#19/25#x#4/4#=#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#

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