Question

selecting among the numbers 1 through 8 and repeating none of them, fill in the boxes below to make the sum as close as possible to one but not equal to one

Answer 1

We need ti fill in the boxes below, selecting among the numbers 1 through 8 and repeating none of them to make the sum as close as possible to 1 but not equal to 1.

First fraction could be 1/2

Now, the second fraction should be closer to 1/2 to make the sum as close as possible to 1, but not equal to 1.

We know that 3/6 = 1/2

So, 3/7 would be closer to 1/2

Therefore, the boxes could be filled as;

`(1)/(2)+(3)/(7)`

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