SOLUTION: Consider the following situation. If a number is added to the numerator of 5/7 and the same number is subtracted from the denominator, the result is 3. Let x represent the u

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Question 1166682: Consider the following situation. If a number is added to the numerator of
5/7
and the same number is subtracted from the denominator, the result is 3.
Let x represent the unknown number. Write an equation in terms of x that represents the given situation.

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