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shepuryov [24]
3 years ago
15

The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 5. If 5 is subtracted from the numerator and 4 is added to

its denominator, the new number is ⅛ . Find the rational number.
Mathematics
1 answer:
nasty-shy [4]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

7/12.

Step-by-step explanation:

=x/x+5.

x-5/x+5+4=⅛

x-5/x+9=⅛

x-5=⅛(x+9)

x-5=⅛x+1⅛

x-⅛x=1⅛+5

⅞x=49/8

7x=49

x=7

thus the initial fraction is x/x+5= <u>7</u><u>/</u><u>1</u><u>2</u>

A rational number is a fraction

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