the denominator of a fraction is greater than its numerator by 5 if the numerator and denominator is increased by 11 and the new number becomes 5/6 find the original fraction
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answer: 14/19
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let x and x+5 be the numerator and denominator respectively.
By the question, we have
(x+11)/(x+5+11)=5/6
=>(x+11)/(x+16)=5/6
=>(x+11)6=(x+16)5
=>6x+66=5x+80
=>x=80-66
=>x=14
Therefore, the numerator is 14 and the denominator is 14+5 ie. 19.
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