2024 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 23
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Solution 1
Brute forcing gets you B) 319
Solution is incomplete. Please either complete or delete this solution. ~Cattycute
Solution 2
Plug in a few numbers to see if there is a pattern. List out a few Fibonacci numbers, and then try them on the equation. You'll find that and The pattern is that then ten fractions are in their own Fibonacci sequence with the starting two terms being and , which can be written as for The problem is asking for the sum of the ten terms , and you arrive at the solution
~Cattycute
See also
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