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Revision as of 11:01, 7 February 2014
Problem
What is 
$\textbf{(A)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{25}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ \frac{170}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 170$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
Sum the fractions over the common denominator: 
Now the answer is just some arithmetic: 
See Also
| 2014 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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