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If a/4 = b/7, what is the value of a-b/b ?

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Consider this option:
1. to simplify given expression (a-b)/b:

(a-b)/(b)= (a)/(b)-1;
2. to rewrite given expression a/4=b/7:

(a)/(b) = (4)/(7);
3. to substitute a/b into the simplified expression:

(a)/(b) -1= (4)/(7) -1=- (3)/(7);

answer: -3/7
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