SOLUTION: My numerator and denominator have a total of 10. I am between 2 and 3. What is my fraction?

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Question 921763: My numerator and denominator have a total of 10. I am between 2 and 3. What is my fraction?
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My numerator and denominator have a total of 10. I am between 2 and 3. What is my fraction?
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This is a trial and error, or search problem. There are only a few possibilities.
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2 < N/D <3
N + D = 10
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Try 1 & 9 NG
2 & 8 NG
etc
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