document.write( "Question 984760: The given value of a fraction is 3/8. If 7 is added to the numerator & subtracted from the denominator, the value of the resulting fraction becomes 2/3.What is the original form of the fraction? \n" ); document.write( "
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You are told the original fraction is equal to \"3%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let X be nonzero
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2F8+=+%283x%29%2F%288x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You are then told that if 7 is added to the numerator & subtracted from the denominator, the value of the resulting fraction becomes 2/3. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%283x%2B7%29%2F%288x-7%29+=+2%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9x+%2B+21+=+16x+-14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"35+=+7x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+x\"
\n" ); document.write( "So the original fraction was \"15%2F40\"
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