document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979001>Question 979001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fraction becomes 1 upon 2 when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to the denominator. It becomes 1 upon 3 when 7 is subtracted from the numerator and 2 is subtracted from the denominator. Find the fraction </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{p\ -\ 1}{q\ +\ 2}\ =\ \frac{1}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{p\ -\ 7}{q\ -\ 2}\ =\ \frac{1}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply, collect like terms, and then solve the 2X2 system for the numerator, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large p\">, and the denominator,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large q\">, of the desired fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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