SOLUTION: There is a fraction such that if 5 is subtracted from the numerator, its value will be 1/4, and if 7 is added to the denominator, its value will be 1/3. What is the fraction?
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Question 911374: There is a fraction such that if 5 is subtracted from the numerator, its value will be 1/4, and if 7 is added to the denominator, its value will be 1/3. What is the fraction?
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There is a fraction such that if 5 is subtracted from the numerator, its value will be 1/4,
and if 7 is added to the denominator, its value will be 1/3.
What is the fraction?
:
let n = the numerator
let d = the denominator
:
"if 5 is subtracted from the numerator, its value will be 1/4,"
=
cross multiply
d = 4(n-5)
d = 4n - 20
"if 7 is added to the denominator, its value will be 1/3."
=
cross multiply
3n = (d+7)
replace d with *(4n-20) (from the 1st statement)
3n = 4n - 20 + 7
3n - 4n = -13
-n = -13
n = 13
Find d
d = 4(13) - 20
d = 52 - 20
d = 32
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The original fraction =
:
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You can confirm this, by replacing n and d in both statements
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