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What is the value of <math>(2^0-1+5^2-0)^{-1}\times5?</math> | What is the value of <math>(2^0-1+5^2-0)^{-1}\times5?</math> | ||
| − | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ -125\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -120\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{5}\qquad\textbf{(D) | + | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ -125\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -120\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{5}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{24}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 25</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
| − | <math>(2^0-1+5^2-0)^{-1}\times5 | + | <math>(2^0-1+5^2-0)^{-1}\times5 = (1-1+25-0)^{-1} \times 5 = 25^{-1} \times 5 = \frac{1}{25} \times 5 = \boxed{\textbf{(C) } \, \frac{1}{5}}</math>. |
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| − | + | ==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)== | |
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| + | ==Video Solution== | ||
| + | https://youtu.be/UdENmDoPGHU | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:08, 26 June 2023
- The following problem is from both the 2015 AMC 12A #1 and 2015 AMC 10A #1, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
What is the value of 
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Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)
https://youtu.be/yH4KLfe9p88
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2015 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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