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The numerator of a fraction is 5 less than its denominator. If I is added to the numeratorand to the denominator, the new fraction is 5.Find the fraction. |
| Answer» NUMERATOR of the fraction is five less than the denominator,” then you COULD WRITE the denominator as x and the numerator as x-5. That means that the MISSING fraction is (x-5)/x. Now you must “add one to the numerator and denominator.” So the new fraction is (x-5+1)/9x+1) or (x-4)/(x+1). | |