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How to solve this question?????????????

Ankita Agarwal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student ,

Suppose numerator of the rational number is p, then denominator is p+8
Rational number is pp+8​Numerator is increased by 17, then it becomes p+17
Denominator is decreased by 1, then it becomes p+8−1=p+7 New rational number is p+17 p+7​=32⇒2p+34=3p+21 ⇒p=13 Thus numerator is 13
Denominator is p+8=13+8=21 Therefore, the rational number is 1321

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