Question

if 3 is subtracted to the numerator and to the denominator, is the resulting fraction is equivalent to 1/2. what is the original fraction?

Answer 1

Answer:

If 3 is subtracted from the numerator of a fraction, the value of the resulting fraction is 1/2. If 13 is added to the denominator of the original fraction, the value of the new fraction is 1/3.

Answer 2

Answer:

The original fraction can be any of the following:

$\frac{4}{5}$, $\frac{5}{7}$, $\frac{6}{9}$ etc.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume that, after 3 is subtracted from numerator, the new numerator becomes x.

According to the problem, after 3 is subtracted from denominator, the new denominator becomes 2x

The original fraction is $\frac{x + 3}{2x + 3}$

For x = 1, the original fraction is $\frac{4}{5}$

For x = 2, the original fraction is $\frac{5}{7}$

For x = 3, the original fraction is $\frac{6}{9}$

So on and on.  There are numerus fractions which meet the criteria.