SOLUTION: If numerator is increased by 3 the fraction becomes 3/4. If the denominator is decreased by 7, the fraction becomes 1. What is the numerator of the fraction?
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Question 984494: If numerator is increased by 3 the fraction becomes 3/4. If the denominator is decreased by 7, the fraction becomes 1. What is the numerator of the fraction?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n, numerator
d, denominator
The description is ambiguous but here is an interpretation:
Some simplification to this:
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