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Question from nathanielcabalan, a student: The denominator of a fraction is one more than the numerator. If the numerator is increased by three, the resulting fraction is one more than the original fractional. Find the original fraction. |
Hi,
Suppose the numerator is $n.$ What is he fraction? The new fraction is obtained by adding 3 to the numerator of the old fraction. What is the new fraction? This is 1 more than the old fraction. Solve for $n.$
Check your answer,
Penny
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