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The fraction that's equivalent to 6/7. The sum of the numerator and the denominator is 78. What is the fraction?
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The fraction that's equivalent to 6/7. The sum of the numerator and the denominator is 78. What is the fraction?
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let x be the factor that both the numerator and denominator are multiplied by to have an equivalent fraction.
so 6x/7x is 6/7
then
6x+7x=78
13x=78
x=78/13
x=6
therefore the fraction is (6*6)/(7*6) or 36/42
check: 36+42=78 !
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6*6= 36
7*6- 42
36+42= 78.
The fraction is 36/42.
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