Question

A fraction will be equal to 4 by 5 if 1 isvadded to both numerator and denominator if however 5 is subtracted from both what is the fraction

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let fraction be x/y

x+1 4

___ = ____

y+1 5

5x+5 = 4y+4

5x = 4y -1

x=(4y-1)/5

x-5 (4y-1)/5 -5 4y-1-25 4y -26

___ = ________ = ______ = _____

y-5 y-5 5y-25 5y-25