Question 217953: The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than the numerator. If 3 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, we obtain 1/2. What is the value of the original fraction?
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let n= numerator
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fraction originally = n/n+4
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adding 3 to both num and den = (n+3)/(n+4+3) = (n+3)/(n+7)
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setting this equal to 1/2
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(n+3)/(n+7) = 1/2,,,,,,cross multiply
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2(n+3) =1(n+7)
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2n+6 = n+7
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n=1,,,,numerator
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denominator = n+4 = 5
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original fraction = 1/5,,,,,,,,,answer
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check,,1/5,,,,(1+3)/(5+3) = 4/8 = 1/2 ,,,,,ok
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