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Is 2/5 between 1/2 and 3/4?

No.

Make them all equivalent fractions with the same denominator, then compare the numerators:

A common denominator is 20:

2/5 = 8/20

1/2 = 10/20

3/4 = 15/20

So the question becomes: is 8/20 between 10/20 and 15/20, ie is 8/20 greater than (or equal to) 10/20 and less than (or equal to) 15/20?

8 is less than 10, so 8/20 is less than 10/20, that is 2/5 is less than 1/2, but to be in between 1/2 and 3/4 it must be greater than (or equal to) 1/2, thus 2/5 is not between 1/2 and 3/4.

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