The denominator of a fraction exceedsby 3. If the numerator is decreased by 1 and the denominator is increased by 3, the value of the resulting fraction is 1/2. What is the denominator and numerator?
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What's with all the + signs in the first post?
smaller ---- x
larger ----- 30-x
2x - 6 = 30-x
3x = 36
x=12
smaller is 12, larger is 30-x or 18
2nd:
I will assume you meant to type:
"The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 3"
so the original fraction is x/(x+3)
stated scenario:
(x-1)/x = 1/2
2x-2 = x
x = 2
the original numerator is 2, and the denominator is 5
that is, the fraction was 2/5
smaller ---- x
larger ----- 30-x
2x - 6 = 30-x
3x = 36
x=12
smaller is 12, larger is 30-x or 18
2nd:
I will assume you meant to type:
"The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 3"
so the original fraction is x/(x+3)
stated scenario:
(x-1)/x = 1/2
2x-2 = x
x = 2
the original numerator is 2, and the denominator is 5
that is, the fraction was 2/5
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