when numerator is increased by 40% and denominator is increased by 60% then new fraction is 5/8.what was original fraction

• LET X/Y IS ORIGINAL FRACTION
  THEN
  X(100+40/100) / Y(100=60/100)=5/8
  140 X / 160 Y=5/8
  7 X /8 Y=5/8
  56 X = 40 Y
  X / Y = 40 / 56 -= 5 / 7 IS ANSWER
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• answer will be 5/7
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• In these types of question assume the original no. be 100 and according to the question increase or decrease the numerator and denominator. For example: in this question the nominator is increased by 40% write it 140 and the denominator is increased by 60% write it 160.
  140/160=5/8; the original fraction was 2/25.
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