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Posted by Dylan on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 2:02pm.

The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than the numerator. If both the denominator and the numerator are increased by 1, the resulting fraction equals 1/2. What is the original fraction?

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math - MathMate, Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 2:14pm
Hint: The resulting fraction equals
1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6 = 4/8 = 5/10 ...

Try to find the original fraction.

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