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The denominater of a fraction is greater than its numerator by 12.If the numeratoris decreased by 2 and the denominator is increased by 7, the new fraction isequivalent with.Find the fraction.

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Let the numerator be x. Denomination= x+12 New Numerator= N' = x-2 New denominator= D' = (x+12)+7 =x+19 So the New fraction is N'/D' =1/2 2 N' = D' 2(x-2)= x+19 2x-4=x+19x=23

So the original fraction is 23/35 .



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