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Ram was asked to find of a fraction but he mistakenly divided the fraction by . As a result, the difference between the answers was . What should be Ram’s correct answer?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Let the required fraction be .
The correct calculation should have been:
The mistaken calculation performed was:

According to the question, the difference between the results is :



Taking the LCM of the denominators ( and ), which is :







Simplifying the expression:







The original fraction is . Now, find Ram's correct answer, which is of the fraction:

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Ram was asked to find of a fraction but he mistakenly divided the fraction by . As a result, the difference between the answers was . What should be Ram’s correct answer?
A
B
C
D

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