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If the Numerator of a Certain Fraction Is Increased by 4

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If the numerator of a certain fraction is increased by 4 and the denominator is decreased by 2, the resulting fraction is 85\frac { 8 } { 5 } . However, if the numerator of the original fraction is doubled and the denominator is increased by 7, the resulting fraction is 47\frac { 4 } { 7 } . Find the original fraction.


A) 47\frac { 4 } { 7 }
B) 37\frac { 3 } { 7 }
C) 67\frac { 6 } { 7 }
D) 35\frac { 3 } { 5 }
E) 45\frac { 4 } { 5 }

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