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 == Examples ==
-* mediant of [[3/2]] and [[5/4]]: (3+5)/(2+4) = 8/6 = [[4/3]]
+The following table shows the mediant ''m'' of some fraction pairs ''f1'', ''f2''.
-* mediant of [[5/4]] and [[6/5]]: (5+6)/(4+5) = [[11/9]]
-* mediant of [[9/8]] and [[10/9]]: (9+10)/(8+9) = [[19/17]]
+{| class="wikitable"
-* mediant of 9/8 and 19/17: (9+19)/(8+17) = [[28/25]]
+! ''f1''
-* mediant of 19/17 and 10/9: (19+10)/(17+9) = [[29/26]]
+! ''f2''
+! ''m''
+! intermediate step(s)
+|-
+| [[3/2]] || [[5/4]] || [[4/3]] || (3+5)/(2+4) = 8/6
+|-
+| [[3/2]] || [[4/3]] || [[7/5]] || (3+4)/(2+3)
+|-
+| [[5/4]] || [[6/5]] || [[11/9]] || (5+6)/(4+5)
+|-
+| [[9/8]] || [[10/9]] || [[19/17]] || (9+10)/(8+9)
+|-
+| 9/8 || 19/17 || [[28/25]] || (9+19)/(8+17)
+|-
+| 19/17 || 10/9 || [[29/26]] || (19+10)/(17+9)
+|}
 == Generalization ==