SOLUTION: Adding the same number to both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction does not change the fraction's value?
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Question 485661: Adding the same number to both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction does not change the fraction's value?
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Adding the same number to both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction does not change the fraction's value?
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Let's see if that's possible
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Let the fraction be
let x = the number added to num and den
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=
Cross multiply
4(x+3) = 3(x+4)
4x + 12 = 3x + 12
4x - 3x = 12 - 12
x = 0, is the only number for this to be true
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