{"id":155844,"date":"2024-10-16T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=155844"},"modified":"2024-10-16T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:30:12","slug":"place-a-mathematical-symbol-between-3-7-to-get-a-number-which-is-greater-than-3-but-lesser-than-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/16\/place-a-mathematical-symbol-between-3-7-to-get-a-number-which-is-greater-than-3-but-lesser-than-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Place a mathematical symbol between 3 &amp; 7 to get a number which is greater than 3 but lesser than 7."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Place a mathematical symbol between 3 &amp; 7 to get a number which is greater than 3 but lesser than 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is to place a decimal point between the 3 and 7, forming the number <strong>3.7<\/strong>. This number is greater than 3 and less than 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem is asking for a number that satisfies two conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It must be <strong>greater than 3<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It must be <strong>less than 7<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to achieve this is by introducing a decimal point between the digits 3 and 7, resulting in <strong>3.7<\/strong>. A decimal number, also called a fractional number, lies between whole numbers on the number line. In this case, 3.7 is greater than the integer 3 but less than the integer 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why 3.7 Fits:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3.7 is greater than 3<\/strong>: On the number line, any number that has a tenths place (like 0.1, 0.2, etc.) and is added to a whole number increases its value, but it doesn&#8217;t reach the next whole number unless it&#8217;s a full 1. In this case, adding 0.7 to 3 makes it 3.7, which is clearly larger than 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3.7 is less than 7<\/strong>: Since the number 3.7 is not even close to the whole number 7, it remains smaller. It would require the decimal part to be large enough to equal or exceed 1 for the entire number to become 4, which would then still be less than 7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Possibilities:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You could theoretically place other decimal points to create numbers like 3.1, 3.5, or 3.9, and all of these would also fit the condition of being between 3 and 7. However, the simplest solution that directly addresses the problem as asked is to form the number <strong>3.7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, placing a decimal point between the 3 and 7 solves the problem perfectly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Place a mathematical symbol between 3 &amp; 7 to get a number which is greater than 3 but lesser than 7. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is to place a decimal point between the 3 and 7, forming the number 3.7. This number is greater than 3 and less than 7. 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