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Posted by Henry on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 4:43pm.

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 ½. What is the original fraction?

Math - Ms. Sue, Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 4:44pm
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