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mestny [16]
2 years ago
15

Eric has a riddle: "I am thinking of a fraction that is equivalent to

Mathematics
1 answer:
kvasek [131]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:  \frac{12}{30}

This is the same as writing 12/30

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Explanation:

d = value of the denominator

d-18 = value of the numerator, since it's 18 less than the denominator

The fraction Eric is thinking of is \frac{d-18}{d} where d cannot be zero. This fraction is equivalent to \frac{2}{5} so we'll set the two fractions equal to one another and solve for d.

\frac{d-18}{d} = \frac{2}{5}\\\\5(d-18) = 2d \ \ \text{ ... cross multiply}\\\\5d-90 = 2d\\\\5d-2d = 90\\\\3d = 90\\\\d = \frac{90}{3}\\\\d = 30\\\\

The denominator is d = 30 and the numerator is d-18 = 30-18 = 12.

The unreduced fraction Eric is thinking of is \Large \frac{12}{30}.

To verify the answer, notice that:

\frac{12}{30} = \frac{6*2}{6*5} = \frac{2}{5}

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