Fractions

Algebra Level 3

1 2014 + 3 2014 + 5 2014 + + 2013 2014 = ? \dfrac { 1 }{ 2014 } +\dfrac { 3 }{ 2014 } +\dfrac { 5 }{ 2014 } +\cdots +\dfrac { 2013 }{ 2014 } = \, ?


The answer is 503.5.

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3 solutions

Lee Care Gene
Jan 15, 2016

1+2013=2014

3+2011=2014

5+2009=2014

.........

2013+1=2014

There are 1 + 2013 2 \frac { 1+2013 }{ 2 } =1007 pairs of numbers that add up to 2014.

So 1+3+5+...+2013= 1007 × 2014 2 \frac { 1007\times 2014 }{ 2 } =1007 × \times 1007

1007 × 1007 2014 \frac { 1007\times 1007 }{ 2014 }

= 1007 2 \frac { 1007 }{ 2 }

=503.5

Otto Bretscher
Jan 15, 2016

The numerators are the first 1007 odd numbers so that their sum is 100 7 2 1007^2 . The total comes out to be 100 7 2 2014 = 2014 4 = 503.5 \frac{1007^2}{2014}=\frac{2014}{4}=\boxed{503.5}

Adrian Castro
Jan 15, 2016

The sum is equivalent to 1 2014 ( n = 1 1007 ( 2 n 1 ) ) . \frac{1}{2014}\left(\sum_{n=1}^{1007}(2n-1)\right). Which when simplified comes out to ( 1007 ) 2 2014 = 503.5 . \frac{(1007)^2}{2014}=\boxed{503.5}.

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