document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202448>Question 1202448</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than its denominator, if 3 is added both the numerator and denominator, the resulting number is 3/4. what is the original fraction. Explain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #837309 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13203)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=837309\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution from the other tutor is a good formal algebraic solution.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This particular type of problem can be solved more easily using an informal method.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numerator of the original fraction is 4 less than the denominator; when 3 is added to both numerator and denominator, the numerator is still 4 less than the denominator.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The resulting fraction is equivalent to 3/4.  In that fraction, the numerator is 1 less than the denominator.  To get a fraction equivalent to 3/4 in which the numerator is 4 less than the denominator -- as required by the problem -- multiply numerator and denominator of the fraction 3/4 by 4 to get 12/16.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the fraction after adding 3 to both numerator and denominator is 12/16, which means the original fraction was 9/13.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 9/13<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );