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5-119.

Samantha and Jeanne each create a rational expression with a linear factor in the denominator and give the sum of their expressions to Sarah and Karen, challenging them to figure out the original fractions. If the sum is what were Samantha and Jeanne’s original fractions?  

Rewrite as a system and solve: