Problema Solution

the denominator of a fraction is 2 more than the numerator if the numerator and denominator are increased by 2 then the new fraction is 4/15 greater than the original fraction. Find the original fraction

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' represent the numerator then the denominator is 'x + 2' (2 more than the numerator).

(x + 2)/(x + 2 + 2) = 4/15 + x/(x + 2)

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x = 1 is the nominator

1 + 2 = 3 is the denominator

The original fraction is 1/3.