Question

A fraction becomes 1/3 when 1 is subsbracted from the numberator
and it becomes 1/4 when 8 is added to its denominator.
Find the fraction.​​

Answer 1

Answer:

the fraction is 5/12

Step-by-step explanation:

a-1/b=1/3 ,3a-3=b. a/b+8=1/4,4a=b+8, 4a-b=8. so 3a-3=4a-8 then a=5 and b=12 so the fraction is 5/12