The denominator of a certain fraction was 147 greater than its numerator. what was the denominator of this fraction, if after the fraction was reduced it became 5/12 ?

After reducing the fraction it becomes equal to 5/12. Let the common element which was cancelled out be x. So we can say the original fraction was .

The denominator of the fraction is 147 greater than the numerator. We can write it as:

12x = 147 + 5x
12x - 5x = 147
7x = 147
x = 21

Thus, the numerator of the fraction was 5 x 21 = 105Denominator of the fraction was 12 x 21 = 252

So the original fraction was

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