Find the number of ordered pairs (a,b).
\(\dfrac{{\color{blue}a} + 2}{a + 1} = \dfrac{\color{blue}b}{12}\\ \)
\(\dfrac{{\color{blue}1}+2}{1+1}=\dfrac{\color{blue}18}{12}\\ \dfrac{{\color{blue}3}+2}{3+1}=\dfrac{\color{blue}15}{12}\\ \dfrac{{\color{blue}5}+2}{5+1}=\dfrac{\color{blue}14}{12}\\ \)
\( \dfrac{{\color{blue}11}+2}{11+1}=\dfrac{\color{blue}13}{12}\)
\(\color{blue}(a,b)\in\{(1,18)\ ; (3,15)\ ; (5,14)\ ; (11,13)\}\)
The number of solutions is 4.
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