Question 469268
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There is no "formula" that I know of.  This is a trial and error process.


In examining the numbers you can see that 50 is 5 times 10 and 15 is 5 times 3.  That should give you a clue as how to proceed.  Note that 3/10 and 15/50 is NOT the only answer.  10/3 and 50/15 are an equally valid equivalent pair of fractions using the same set of integers -- unless, of course, the instructions for the problem included the restriction that the fractions had to be proper.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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