SOLUTION: The Denominator of a fraction is 5 more than the numerator. If 1 is subtracted from the numerator, the resulting fraction is equal to 1/3. Find the Original fraction.
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Question 279488: The Denominator of a fraction is 5 more than the numerator. If 1 is subtracted from the numerator, the resulting fraction is equal to 1/3. Find the Original fraction. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Let represent the numerator of the original fraction. Let represent the denominator of the original fraction. Subtracting 1 from the numerator and setting it equal to results in:
