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Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems and find their solutions (if they exist) by the elimination method:
If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It becomes `(1)/(2)` if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?

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`(3)/(5)`
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