SOLUTION: The value of a fraction is 2/3. If the numerator is increased by 14 and the denominator is decreased by 9 the value of the resulting fraction will be the reciprocal of the value of

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Question 739464: The value of a fraction is 2/3. If the numerator is increased by 14 and the denominator is decreased by 9 the value of the resulting fraction will be the reciprocal of the value of the original fraction. What is the original fraction?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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You just stated that the original fraction is 2/3 and you ask what is this fraction. It's the same: 2/3.

Did you mean that the ratio of two variables is 2/3, and then according to the description, find those two numbers? That would be worded a little differently.

Let numerator be n
Let denominator be d.
n%2Fd+=+2%2F3.

The longer part of the description gives %28n%2B14%29%2F%28d-9%29=d%2Fn.

Working with the longer equation,+n%28n%2B14%29=d%28d-9%29
n%5E2%2B14n=d%5E2-9d.

Using the 2/3 equation, n=2d%2F3, so try substituting:
d%5E2-9d=4d%5E2%2F9%2B14%2A2d%2F3
Multiply both sides by 9
9d%5E2-81d=4d%5E2%2B84d
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5d%5E2-165d=0
d%5E2-33d=0
d%28d-33%29=0
... highlight%28d=33%29
meaning highlight%28n=22%29.