the numerator of a fraction is 5 less than the denominator if 2 is added to both numerator and denominator it becomes 2/3 find the

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1. Let the Denominator be x

   and Numerator be x-5

   According to question,

   x-3/x+2=2/3

   3x-9=2x+4

   x= 13

   now,

   Denominator=13

   Numerator=8

   check;

   8+2/13+2=10/15(10÷5/15÷5)

   Simplification=2/3

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2. Answer:

   then the numerator is x-5, since numerator is 5 less than denominator. Thus the required fraction (x-5)/x = 9/14. check: adding 1 to both numerator and denominator, we get (9+1)/(14+1) = 1015 = 2/3, which is given information. Thus the answer is 9/14

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