document.write( "Question 1090327: The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 2.if 4 is subtracted from numerator or 12 is added to the denominator the same fraction is obtained. Find the fraction.
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\"x%2F%28x%2B2%29\", the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%2F%28x%2B2%29=x%2F%28x%2B2%2B12%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%2F%28x%2B2%29=x%2F%28x%2B14%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2x=x%5E2-4x%2B14x-56\"\r
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