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A boy on being $$\dfrac { 16 }{ 17 } $$ of a fraction was made the mistake of dividing the fraction by $$\dfrac { 16 }{ 17 } $$. and got answer which exceeded the correct answer by $$\dfrac { 33 }{ 340 } $$. The correct answer is
A
$$\dfrac { 64 }{ 85 } $$
B
$$\dfrac { 65 }{ 84 } $$
C
$$\dfrac { 32 }{ 17 } $$
D
None of these
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Correct option is A. $$\dfrac { 64 }{ 85 } $$
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