document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=701841>Question 701841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 7. if 3 is subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to its denominator,the new number becomes 1/5.Find the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let n=numerator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+7=denominator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n-3/(n+7)+2=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-3/n+9=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n-15=n+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+7=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number: 6/13 </SPAN>\n" );
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