document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072318>Question 1072318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a number is added to the numerator of  9 Over 48 and twice the number is added to the denominator of 9 Over 48,the resulting fraction is equivalent to one fifth<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9+x)/(48+2x) = 1/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(9+x) = 48+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45 + 5x = 48 + 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1<BR>\n" );
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