A fraction is composed of two numbers that are equal. If you add 1 to both the numerator and denominator, the value becomes 2. What is the original fraction?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider how adding affects equal parts.
Answer
1/1
Explanation
Let x/x. Then (x+1)/(x+1) = 2 means x must be 1.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is 1/1.
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