Asked by Nate

The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 7. If 3 is added to the numerator and 1 is subtracted from the denominator, the resulting fraction is equal to 4/5 . Find the original fraction.

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Answered by Reiny
let the numerator be x
then the denominator is x+7

3 is added to the numerator, so the new numerator is ......
1 is subtracted from x+7 , so the new denominator is ......

the new fraction is ???/????

???/???? = 4/5

solve for x

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