SOLUTION: If a certain number is addedto the numerator and denminator of 7/15, the result is 1/3, find the number?
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Question 225857: If a certain number is addedto the numerator and denminator of 7/15, the result is 1/3, find the number?
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f a certain number is added to the numerator and denominator of 7/15, the result is 1/3, find the number?
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let x = "the number"
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cross multiply
3(x + 7) = 1(x + 15)
3x + 21 = x + 15
3x - x = 15 - 21
2x = -6
x = -3 is the certain number
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