Find the sum of 5

Algebra Level 2

1 21 1 70 7 110 + 19 143 46 195 1 255 + 67 323 + 96 437 = ? \frac 1{21} - \frac 1{70} - \frac 7{110} + \frac {19}{143} - \frac {46}{195} - \frac 1{255} + \frac {67}{323} + \frac {96}{437} =\ ?


The answer is 0.2898.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Apr 19, 2020

X = 1 21 1 70 7 110 + 19 143 46 195 1 255 + 67 323 + 96 437 = 1 4 ( 1 3 1 7 ) 1 3 ( 1 7 1 10 ) 7 ( 1 10 1 11 ) + 19 2 ( 1 11 1 13 ) 23 ( 1 13 1 15 ) 1 2 ( 1 15 1 17 ) + 67 2 ( 1 17 1 19 ) + 24 ( 1 19 1 23 ) = 1 12 ( 1 3 + 1 4 ) 1 7 ( 7 1 3 ) 1 10 + ( 7 + 19 2 ) 1 11 ( 19 2 + 23 ) 1 13 + ( 23 1 2 ) 1 15 + ( 1 2 + 67 2 ) 1 17 ( 67 2 24 ) 1 19 24 23 = 1 12 ( 7 12 ) 1 7 ( 20 3 ) 1 10 + ( 33 2 ) 1 11 ( 65 2 ) 1 13 + ( 45 2 ) 1 15 + ( 34 ) 1 17 ( 19 2 ) 1 19 24 23 = 1 12 1 12 2 3 + 3 2 5 2 + 3 2 + 2 1 2 24 23 = 4 3 24 23 = 20 69 0.2899 \begin{aligned} X & = \frac 1{21} - \frac 1{70} - \frac 7{110} + \frac {19}{143} - \frac {46}{195} - \frac 1{255} + \frac {67}{323} + \frac {96}{437} \\ & = \small \frac 14\left(\frac 13 - \frac 17\right) - \frac 13\left(\frac 17 - \frac 1{10} \right) - 7\left(\frac 1{10} - \frac 1{11} \right) + \frac {19}2 \left(\frac 1{11} - \frac 1{13}\right) - 23\left(\frac 1{13}-\frac 1{15}\right) - \frac 12\left(\frac 1{15} - \frac 1{17} \right) + \frac {67}2 \left(\frac 1{17} - \frac 1{19}\right) + 24 \left(\frac 1{19} - \frac 1{23}\right) \\ & = \small \frac 1{12} - \left(\frac 13 + \frac 14\right)\frac 17 - \left(7-\frac 13\right)\frac 1{10}+\left(7+\frac {19}2\right)\frac 1{11} - \left(\frac {19}2+23\right)\frac 1{13} + \left(23-\frac 12\right)\frac 1{15} + \left(\frac 12+\frac {67}2 \right)\frac 1{17} - \left(\frac {67}2 -24 \right)\frac 1{19} - \frac {24}{23} \\ & = \small \frac 1{12} - \left(\frac 7{12}\right)\frac 17 - \left(\frac {20}3\right)\frac 1{10}+\left(\frac {33}2\right)\frac 1{11} - \left(\frac {65}2\right)\frac 1{13} + \left(\frac {45}2\right)\frac 1{15} + \left(34 \right)\frac 1{17} - \left(\frac {19}2 \right)\frac 1{19} - \frac {24}{23} \\ & = \small \cancel{\frac 1{12} - \frac 1{12}} - \frac 23 +\blue{\cancel{\frac 32}} - \blue{\cancel{\frac 52}} + \blue{\cancel{\frac 32}} + 2 - \blue{\cancel{\frac 12}} - \frac {24}{23} \\ & = \frac 43 - \frac {24}{23} = \frac {20}{69} \approx \boxed{0.2899} \end{aligned}

@Aly Ahmed , we should say the the sum is equal to a b \dfrac ab , where a a and b b are positive coprime integers. Find a + b a+b . Anyone who knows how to use a calculator can should this problem.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 1 year, 1 month ago

lots of "\frac", nice solution

Mahdi Raza - 1 year, 1 month ago

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Thank you, can you upvote?

Chew-Seong Cheong - 1 year, 1 month ago

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Sure, done!

Mahdi Raza - 1 year, 1 month ago

(((((( 1 21 \frac{1}{21} 1 70 \frac{1}{70} ) − 7 110 \frac{7}{110} ) + 19 143 \frac{19}{143} ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

(((((( 0.047619047619047616 0.047619047619047616 1 70 \frac{1}{70} ) − 7 110 \frac{7}{110} ) + 19 143 \frac{19}{143} ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 155 \frac{1}{155} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

(((((( 0.047619047619047616 0.014285714285714285 0.047619047619047616 - 0.014285714285714285 )− 7 110 \frac{7}{110} + 19 143 \frac{19}{143} ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) - 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

((((( 0.03333333333333333 0.03333333333333333 7 110 \frac{7}{110} ) + 19 143 \frac{19}{143} ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

((((( 0.03333333333333333 0.06363636363636363 0.03333333333333333-0.06363636363636363 ) + 19 143 \frac{19}{143} ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

(((( 0.030303030303030297 -0.030303030303030297 + 19 143 \frac{19}{143} ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

(((( 0.030303030303030297 + 0.13286713286713286 -0.030303030303030297 + 0.13286713286713286 ) − 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

((( 0.10256410256410256 0.10256410256410256 46 195 \frac{46}{195} ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

((( 0.10256410256410256 0.2358974358974359 0.10256410256410256 - 0.2358974358974359 ) − 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

(( 0.13333333333333333 -0.13333333333333333 1 255 \frac{1}{255} ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

(( 0.13333333333333333 0.00392156862745098 -0.13333333333333333 - 0.00392156862745098 ) + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

( 0.13725490196078433 -0.13725490196078433 + 67 323 \frac{67}{323} ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

( 0.13725490196078433 + 0.20743034055727555 -0.13725490196078433 + 0.20743034055727555 ) + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

0.07017543859649122 0.07017543859649122 + 96 437 \frac{96}{437}

0.07017543859649122 + 0.21967963386727687 0.07017543859649122 + 0.21967963386727687

0.28985507246376807 0.28985507246376807

Therefore the answer to this problem is 0.2898 0.2898 .

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