in a positive fraction, the denominator is greater than the numerator by 3. If 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and denominator, the fraction is decreased by 1/14. Find the fraction.
Answer:
let numerator be x
so, (x - 1)/(x + 2) = x/(x + 3) - 1/14
or x = 4/7
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