SOLUTION: The denominator of a fraction is 9 more than its numerator. If the numerator and the
denominator both are increased by 7, the new fraction becomes
10
7
. Find the original
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Question 1182962: The denominator of a fraction is 9 more than its numerator. If the numerator and the
denominator both are increased by 7, the new fraction becomes
10
7
. Find the original
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let numerator be
if the denominator is more than numerator, the denominator is
fraction is:
if the numerator and the denominator both are increased by , the new fraction becomes
............solve for
...., cross multiply
-> numerator
the denominator is
the original fraction is
check: the numerator and the denominator both are increased by
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