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The numerator of a fraction is 8 greater than its denominator.if 9 is added to both numerator and denominator. then the fraction will ne equal to 11/15. find the fraction

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According to the question, the fraction is : -
\frac{x + 8}{x}

We ADDED 9 to both, NUMERATOR and DENOMINATOR, then the fraction BECOMES 11/15.
So,

\frac{x + 8 + 9}{x + 9}  =  \frac{11}{15}
\frac{x + 17}{x + 9}  =  \frac{11}{15}
15(x + 17) = 11(x + 9)








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