The Between Decimals Game

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Jenny, Sarah and Jason play a game. Jenny and Sarah choose a decimal and Jason tries to find a decimal that is between Jenny’s and Sarah’s decimals on the number line.

If Jenny chooses 0.012 and Sarah chooses 0.12, give some suggestions for what decimals Jason could choose.

Solution