SOLUTION: what number can be subtracted from the numerator and the denominator of a fraction 14/17 so that the value of the new fraction will be 9/11?
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Question 416210: what number can be subtracted from the numerator and the denominator of a fraction 14/17 so that the value of the new fraction will be 9/11?
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solution: x is the number subtracted; (14-x)/(17-x)=9/11 Solve the equation.
11(14-x)=9(17-x); 2x=1; x=1/2
Answer: The number subtracted is 0.5
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