When 4 added into the numerator and 10 is subtract from the denominator of a fraction, then the fraction changed from to . Now we subtract 4 and 10 from numerator and denominator of the fraction respectively, then find the new fraction.
Correct Answer :
Solution :
The correct option is .
Let the initial fraction be .
According to the problem statement, the original fraction is equal to .
Therefore, we can represent and in terms of a common constant :
Next, we are given that when 4 is added to the numerator and 10 is subtracted from the denominator, the fraction becomes .
Writing this condition as an equation:
Substitute and into the equation:
Cross-multiply to solve for :
Rearranging the terms:
Now, find the original values of numerator and denominator :
So, the original fraction is .
Finally, we need to subtract 4 from the numerator and 10 from the denominator of this fraction:
New Numerator
New Denominator
The new fraction is:
Simplifying the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by 2:
Dividing further by 2, we get:
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