Prove the following

Question:

$-7 / 2$ lies between $-3$ and $-4 .$

Solution:

True.

Express each of the given rational numbers with 2 as the common denominator. Now.

$-3 / 1=[(-3 \times 2) /(1 \times 2)]=(-6 / 2)$

$-4 / 1=[(-4 \times 2) /(1 \times 2)]=(-8 / 2)$

Then,

$-8 / 2>-7 / 2>-6 / 2$

$-4>-7 / 2>-3$

So, $-7 / 2$ is lies between $-3$ and $-4$.

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