Today’s Question – Bob was fondly recalling the days of fractional trading. (Maybe the bartender was slow!) Anyway, the fraction game led him to the following curiosity. Bob picked a particular fraction. When he added "5" to the numerator and "7" to the denominator, the new fraction equaled three fourths. If he added "7" to the "N and D", the new fraction equaled 5/6ths. What was Bob's original fraction? No Comment balance of week. Hopefully resolving majority of medical issues. (As Bette Davis once said – "Old age is not for sissies") Cashin’s Comments July 3, 2018 Page 3 of 3

Reveal Answer Answer - Bob's original fraction was 13 over 17. By adding 5 to 13, we get 18 and by adding 7 to 17 we get 24. Thus 18/24 equals 3/4. By adding 7 to both we get 20/24 which equals 5/6. Too easy, huh?

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