The numerator of a fraction is 4 less th...

The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than the denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2 and denominator is increased by 1, then the denominator is eight times the numerator. Find the fraction.

`3//7`

`4//8`

`2//7`

`3//8`

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