SOLUTION: The denominator of a fraction is 5 more than the numerator. but if we subtract 2 from the numerator and the denominator if the fraction, we get 1/6. Find the fraction ?
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Question 1113374: The denominator of a fraction is 5 more than the numerator. but if we subtract 2 from the numerator and the denominator if the fraction, we get 1/6. Find the fraction ?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps, Shin123:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the fraction we end up with, 1/6, the denominator is 5 more than the numerator.
So if we started with a fraction in which the denominator was 5 more than the numerator, and we subtracted 2 from both numerator and denominator to end up with 1/6, then we can find the fraction we started with by adding 2 to both numerator and denominator of our ending fraction, 1/6.
1+2=3; 6+2=8.
The fraction we started with was 3/8.
Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since you subtracted 2 from the numerator and the denominator, you have to add 2.
The fraction is .
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