Question

the denominator of a rational number is greater than its denominator by 8. If the numerator is increased by 17 and the denominator is decreased by one the new rational number obtained is 3/2 find the original rational number

Answer 1

let fraction is x/(x+8)
according to question
$\frac{x + 17}{x + 7} = \frac{3}{2} \\ x = 13 \\ fraction = \frac{13}{21}$