document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014869>Question 1014869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the numerator of a fraction is 8 less than the denominator of the fraction and the value of the fraction is 3/5, what's the numerator of this fraction? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E)20 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+8 is denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/(x+8)=3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+24=5x, by cross-multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12, the numerator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/20 is the fraction. </SPAN>\n" );
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