what does "decreased by one of its one fourth" mean?
decreased by 1/4, or decreased by 1/4 of its value?
either
n = d+5
or n = d-5
so, the new value is either
(d+5)/(d+10) or (d-5)/(d+5)
now equate that to whatever your weird statement implies.
the difference between the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 5. if 5 is added to its denominator then the fraction is decreased by one of its one fourth 1(1/4). find the value of fraction
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The difference between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction
is 5. If 5 is added to the denominator, the fraction is decreased by 1 1/4
Find the fraction.
if the difference is 5 between the numerator and denominator, that means that the numerator is 5 more than the denominator. So it would be x+5/x. When you add 5 to the denominator it would be x+5/x+5 which would cancel out to be one. Now if the fraction got decreased by 1 1/4, then it is 1 1/4 + 1 which equals 2 1/4.
is 5. If 5 is added to the denominator, the fraction is decreased by 1 1/4
Find the fraction.
if the difference is 5 between the numerator and denominator, that means that the numerator is 5 more than the denominator. So it would be x+5/x. When you add 5 to the denominator it would be x+5/x+5 which would cancel out to be one. Now if the fraction got decreased by 1 1/4, then it is 1 1/4 + 1 which equals 2 1/4.