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eric has a riddle: " i am thinking of a fraction that is equivalent to 2/5 and the numerator is 18 less than the denominator." what is his fraction explain how you know.​

User Aligus
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Answer:

12/30

Explanation:

So we know that the denominator-numerator=18

And we also know that it's equal to 4/10 or 2/5.

Soooooooooooooo the most easiest is just to trial and error: 12/30

But I don't really know the more complex formula...

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