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Denominator is 3 more than numerator. If both are increased by 2, the result is 2/3.

Eqn 1:
Eqn 2:

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Answer:

Explanation:

let numerator=x

denominator=x+3

again


(x+2)/(x+3+2) =(2)/(3) \\3(x+2)=2(x+5)\\3x+6=2x+10\\3x-2x=10-6\\x=?

x=4

number is


(4)/(4+3) \\=(4)/(7)

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