document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=538037>Question 538037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than the numerator if both the numerator and denominator are increased by 1 the the resulting fraction equals 1/2 find the original fraction </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the numerator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4) = the denominator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+1) = (x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2 = x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - x = 5 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 is the numerator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+4 = 7 is the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the original fraction </SPAN>\n" );
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