Let's look at 26.....let the denominator = x
And the numerator is 5 less than 3 times this = 3x - 5
So
[3x - 5] / x = 4/8 [ 4/8 = 1/2]
[3x - 5] / x = 1/2 cross-multiply
2[3x - 5] = x simplify
6x - 10 = x subtract x from both sides and add 10 to both sides
5x = 10 divide both sides by 5
x = 2 this is the denominator
And 3(2) - 5 = 6 - 5 = 1
So....as Spawnnd rarinstraw said, the fraction = 1/2

