document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896292>Question 896292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a fraction ,numerator is increased by 25% and the denominator is diminished by 10% then the new fraction obtained is 5/9. Then the original fraction is </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543371 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543371\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + .25 * x = 1.25 * x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 1.25 to get x a= 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - .10y = .9y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by .9 to get y = 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your original fraction is 4/10 which can be simplified to 2/5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply 4 by 1.25 and you get 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply 10 by .9 and you get 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your new fraction is 5/9.\r<BR>\n" );
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