A fraction's numerator is 3 less than its denominator. If 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction becomes 2/3. Let the numerator be x and the denominator be y. Find the original numerator x.

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4. x = y - 3 and x + 2/y + 2 = 2/3. So 3(x + 2) = 2(y + 2). Put y = x + 3: 3x + 6 = 2x + 10, x = 4.

A fraction's numerator is 3 less than its denominator. If 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction becomes $\frac{2}{3}$ .
Let the numerator be $x$ and the denominator be $y$ . Find the original numerator $x$ .

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A fraction's numerator is 3 less than its denominator. If 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction becomes $\frac{2}{3}$ .
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