A man finished a job in 5 days. On the first day, he finished 1/m of the job. On the second day, he finished 1/n of the job left. On the third day, he finished 1/m of the job left, and on the fourth day,1/n of the job left. On the last day,1/4 of the job was left to be done. If m,n belongs to N and n>m, find m and n.

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A man finished a job in 5 days. On the first day, he finished 1/m of the job. On the second day, he finished 1/n of the job left. On the third day, he finished 1/m of the job left, and on the fourth day,1/n of the job left. On the last day,1/4 of the job was left to be done. If m,n belongs to N and n>m, find m and n.
 
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