Question

the denominator of a fraction is greater than its numerator by 12 if the numerator is decreased by 2 and the denominator is increased by 7 the new fraction is equivalent with 1.2 find the fraction​

Answer 1

Answer:

Denominator =x+12

Numerator=x

Now,

x-2 =numerator

x+19 =Denominator

x-2/x+19=1/2

2x-4=x+19

2x-x=19+4

x=23