Friday, July 12, 2013

percentage (2)

If the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 40% and the denominator is increased by 100%, the new value is 1. What was the original fraction?

Answer

Let the original fraction be X/Y
So, the new fractions is 
(1 - 0.4)X/ 2Y = 1
or 0.6 X / 2Y = 1
or X/Y = 1 x 2/0.6 
or X/Y = 20/6

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