2022 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1
- The following problem is from both the 2022 AMC 10A #1 and 2022 AMC 12A #1, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
What is the value of ![\[3+\frac{1}{3+\frac{1}{3+\frac13}}?\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/a/a/7aa51a6ff483afbbf9a1230d0817384db18841f3.png)
Solution 1
We have
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Solution 2
Continued fractions are expressed as
![\begin{align*} \dfrac{[q_0,q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n]}{[q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n]} \end{align*}](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/d/5/2d50b9330c40e3649f2dc73de9af7b1dade3b1db.png)
where
![\begin{align*} [q_0,q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n]&=q_0[q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n]+[q_2,\ldots,q_n]\\ [3]&=3\\ [3,3]&=3(3)+1=10\\ [3,3,3]&=3(10)+3=33\\ [3,3,3,3]&=3(33)+10=109\\ \dfrac{[q_0,q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n]}{[q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_n]}&=\dfrac{[3,3,3,3]}{[3,3,3]}\\ &=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{109}{33}} \end{align*}](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/f/6/8f6bc023431782d6b8aff8f4aaf7a5e01e5ec9a7.png)
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Solution 2
The denominator y and numerator x must be such that 
Video Solution 1 (Quick and Easy)
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Video Solution 2
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See Also
| 2022 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2022 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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