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1). A man has 40 belts and handkerchiefs in number. If he had 5 more handkerchiefs and 5 less belts, the number of handkerchiefs becomes four times the number of belts. Find the original number of each.
2). The numerator of the fraction is 4 less than its denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2 and the denominator is increased by 1, the denominator becomes 8 times its numerator. Find the fraction.

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