document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122942>Question 122942</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the denomonator of a fraction is is 3 times the numerator. If 8 is added to the numerator and 6 is subtracted from the denomonater then the value is 8/9.   Find the original fraction.     This is what Ive tried...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8-8=0 and 9+6=15    so i thought the answer was 0/15...? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #90297 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=90297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he denominator of a fraction is is 3 times the numerator. If 8 is added to the numerator and 6 is subtracted from the denominator then the value is 8/9. Find the original fraction. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quite frankly, I am not sure what you are doing, but here is how I would do it<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = numerator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It says'\"the denominator of a fraction is is 3 times the numerator.\" therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%283x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%283x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then it says,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" If 8 is added to the numerator and 6 is subtracted from the denominator then the value is 8/9.\" so we can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B8%29%29%2F%28%283x-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B8%29%29%2F%28%283x-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply and we have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8(3x-6) = 9(x+8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do some basic algebra here:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x - 48 = 9x + 72<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x - 9x = 72 + 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our original fraction: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution in the statement<BR>\n" );
document.write( " \"If 8 is added to the numerator and 6 is subtracted from the denominator then the value is 8/9.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288+%2B+8%29%2F%2824+-+6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288+%2B+8%29%2F%2824+-+6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about this? Did I makes sense to you here?\r<BR>\n" );
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