SOLUTION: What must be added to the numerator and subtracted from the denominator of the fraction 17/32 to make a fraction equal to 3/4? please someone asnwer

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Question 824711: What must be added to the numerator and subtracted from the denominator of the fraction 17/32 to make a fraction equal to 3/4? please someone asnwer




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What must be added to the numerator and subtracted from the denominator of the fraction 17/32 to make a fraction equal to 3/4? please someone asnwer
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let x = the number that makes this true
%28%2817%2Bx%29%29%2F%28%2832-x%29%29 = 3%2F4
cross multiply
4(17+x) = 3(32-x)
68 + 4x = 96 - 3x
solve for x, check your solution in the original equation