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What number can be added to both the numerator and the denminator of 16 over 3 to produce a fraction equal to 5 over 8?
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∙ 14y ago
This is a nice little problem. (16 + x) / (3 + x) = 5/8 5 (3 + x) = 8 (16 + x) 15 + 5x = 128 + 8x -3x = 113 x =- 113 / 3 =============================== Check: 16 - 113/3 = (48 - 113)/3 = -65/3 3 - 113/3 = (9 - 113)/3 = -104/3 (-65/3) / (-104/3) = 65/104 = (13x5)/(13/8) = 5/8 yay!
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Does adding the same nonzero number to the numerator and denominator of a fraction produce an equivalent fraction?
No because the numerator and the denominator must be multiplied or divided by the same number for a given equivalent fraction
Is the numerator in a fraction the whole number or the fraction?
There is no whole number in a fraction. A fraction is a little number on top and another little number on the bottom. The numerator is the little number on top.
How does a numerator and denominator look like?
a numerator is the top number of a fraction and the demonatior is the bottom number of a fraction
Does numerator tell you the number at the top?
Yes, in any proper fraction, the numerator is the number at the top of the fraction, while the number at the bottom of the fraction is the denominator.
How do you make a fraction into a dismal?
To make a fraction into a decimal, you divide the numerator of the fraction by the denominator. The numerator is the number on top, and the denominator is the number on the bottom of the fraction.
Why multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number will give you an equivalent fraction?
Because you're increasing both parts of the fraction by the same ratio !
Does adding the same nonzero number to the numerator and denominator of a fraction produce an equivalent fraction?
No because the numerator and the denominator must be multiplied or divided by the same number for a given equivalent fraction
Is one the numerator In the fraction ½?
Yes - the number 1 is the numerator of the fraction, and the number 2 is the denominator.
Is the numerator in a fraction the whole number or the fraction?
There is no whole number in a fraction. A fraction is a little number on top and another little number on the bottom. The numerator is the little number on top.
What is a numerator for a fraction?
In a fraction the top number is called the numerator and the bottom a denomimator. So basically the top number in a fraction.
How does a numerator and denominator look like?
a numerator is the top number of a fraction and the demonatior is the bottom number of a fraction
What is the top number called in a fraction?
In a standard fraction, the number on top is the numerator, while the number on the bottom is the denominator.
Does numerator tell you the number at the top?
Yes, in any proper fraction, the numerator is the number at the top of the fraction, while the number at the bottom of the fraction is the denominator.
How do you make a fraction into a dismal?
To make a fraction into a decimal, you divide the numerator of the fraction by the denominator. The numerator is the number on top, and the denominator is the number on the bottom of the fraction.
Top number in a fraction?
Top number in a fraction is the numerator.
What is the top number of a fraction called?
The top part of the fraction is called the numerator. The bottom part of a fraction is called the denominator. Numerator, as, in 3/4, 3 is the numerator and 4 is the denominator. The top number of a fraction is called a numerator and the bottom is called the denominator.
If the numerator of a fraction is a prime number can the fraction be simplied?
Yes, if the denominator is a multiple of the numerator. No, if not.
