Problema Solution

The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than the numerator. If both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction are increased by 3, the new fraction is 5/6 . Find the original fraction

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Let 'x' represent the numerator then the denominator is 'x + 4'.

(x + 3)/(x + 4 + 3) = 5/6

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x = 17 is the nominator

17 + 4 = 21 is the denominator

The original fraction is .