The numerator of a fraction is 5 less than its
denominator. If I is added to the numerator
and to the denominator, the new fraction is 5.
Find the fraction.
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If “The numerator of the fraction is five less than the denominator,” then you could write the denominator as x and the numerator as x-5. That means that the missing fraction is (x-5)/x. Now you must “add one to the numerator and denominator.” So the new fraction is (x-5+1)/9x+1) or (x-4)/(x+1).
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