Question

1. The sum of two rational numbers is 11/16, and one of them is 5/6 of the other. Find the rational numbers.

2. The numerator of a rational number exceeds it denominator by 3. If 1 is added to the denominator and 5 is subtracted from the numerator, the value of the rational number becomes 1/2. What is the rational number?

Answer 1

1) seems tough!1 hmm..

Answer 2

1)answer is -7/48

Answer 3

x + 5/6 = 11/16

Answer 4

Give help, not answers....that's like rule number one of Open Study

Answer 5

how do you solve it?

Answer 6

x = 66/80 buy cross multiply
x = 33/40

Answer 7

@Hero what about another one

Answer 8

1. x + 5/6 = 11/16
x = 11/16 - 5/6
x = 33/48 - 40/48
x = -7/48 -->