SOLUTION: If a certain number is added to the numerator and denominator of 7/15, the results is 1/3. find the number?

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Question 225959: If a certain number is added to the numerator and denominator of 7/15, the results is 1/3. find the number?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sentence "If a certain number is added to the numerator and denominator of 7/15, the results is 1/3" translates to . So simply solve this equation for 'x' to find the number.
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