The numerator of the fraction 5/12 is decreased b y 2% and the denominator is increased by 3%. What is the new fraction

2 answers

0.98 * 5 = ?

1.03 * 12 - ?
2 % = 2 / 100 = 0.02

2 % of 5 = 0.02 * 5 = 0.1

3 % = 3 / 100 = 0.03

3 % of 12 = 0.03 * 12 = 0.36

The new fraction:

( 5 - 0.1 ) / ( 12 + 0.36 ) =

4.9 / 12.36 Multiply numerator and enominator by 100

490 / 1236 = 2 * 5 * 7 * 7 / ( 2 * 2 * 3 * 103 ) =

5 * 7 * 7 / ( 2 * 3 * 103 ) =

245 / 618