SOLUTION: My Numerator is divisible by 3. My denominator is divisible by 5. My denominator is 3 more than twice my numerator.

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Question 399721: My Numerator is divisible by 3. My denominator is divisible by 5. My denominator is 3 more than twice my numerator.
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My Numerator is divisible by 3. My denominator is divisible by 5.
My denominator is 3 more than twice my numerator.
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d = 2n + 3
Find a value for n which is divisible by 3, and yields a denominator divisible by 5
We know n is a multiple of 3, n=6 would give a d of 15
6%2F15 is one fraction