I am a rational number between 2 and 3, and I can also be expressed as a fraction with a numerator of 5. What am I?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Think about how decimals relate to fractions.
Answer
5/2
Explanation
2.5 can be expressed as the fraction 5/2, fitting the criteria of being a rational number between 2 and 3.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is 5/2.
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