In class today, my teacher said that tomorrow on the test there is going to be a similar problem to this. could someone please walk me through the steps on solving it? Heres the question:
If 1 is added to the numerator of a fraction and 2 subtracted from the denominator, the result is equivalent to 2. If 1 is subtracted from the numerator of the same fraction and 2 added to the denominator, the result is equivalent to 1/3. What is the fraction?
If 1 is added to the numerator of a fraction and 2 subtracted from the denominator, the result is equivalent to 2. If 1 is subtracted from the numerator of the same fraction and 2 added to the denominator, the result is equivalent to 1/3. What is the fraction?
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X+1 / Y-2 =2
X-1/Y+2 = 1/3
SO:
X+1 = 2Y - 4
3X-3 = Y+2
-6X+6 = -2Y -4
-5X+7 = -8
X= 3
Y = 4
3/4
X-1/Y+2 = 1/3
SO:
X+1 = 2Y - 4
3X-3 = Y+2
-6X+6 = -2Y -4
-5X+7 = -8
X= 3
Y = 4
3/4