In lowest terms, my numerator is 4 less than my denominator. Write 5 fractions 1 could be.
same old ...
What does same old means, can u please explain and let me know? Thanks
It means this one is along the same type as the others I have answered for you
denominator --- x
numerator ----- x-4
fraction is (x-4)/x now put in some values of x
e.g
x = 10 , fraction is 6/10
x = 45 , fraction is 41/45
etc
Tina,
Reiny is correct about the equation you are looking for, but the examples are not quite what you want. The directions tell you "in lowest terms" that means your fraction has been reduced the farthest it can go and still be a fraction, and not a decimal.
So the example of 6/10 would not be one of your five, because it can be reduced farther to 3/5 which does not fit your equation. So just keep plunging in numbers and checking until you have 5 that fit both criteria.
sorry , I misread the question
you are looking for fractions such as
1/5 , 3/7, 5/9, 7/11 , 11/15 etc
notice the numerator is 4 less than the denominator,
and the fraction cannot be reduced.
(I picked primes for the top to avoid reducing to lowest terms)
To write five fractions that satisfy the given condition of having the numerator 4 less than the denominator, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Let's assume the denominator as a variable, let's say "x".
Step 2: According to the problem, the numerator will be 4 less than the denominator. Therefore, the numerator will be "x - 4".
Step 3: Combining the numerator and denominator, we can write the fraction as (x - 4)/x.
Step 4: To get five different fractions, we can substitute different values for "x".
- For example, if we let x = 5, the fraction would be (5 - 4)/5 = 1/5.
- Similarly, if we let x = 6, the fraction would be (6 - 4)/6 = 2/6, which can be simplified to 1/3.
- Continuing this process, we can find five different fractions satisfying the condition.
Here are five fractions:
1. When x = 5, the fraction is (5 - 4)/5 = 1/5.
2. When x = 6, the fraction is (6 - 4)/6 = 2/6, which simplifies to 1/3.
3. When x = 7, the fraction is (7 - 4)/7 = 3/7.
4. When x = 8, the fraction is (8 - 4)/8 = 4/8, which simplifies to 1/2.
5. When x = 9, the fraction is (9 - 4)/9 = 5/9.
So, these are five different fractions that satisfy the condition.