1975 AHSME Problems/Problem 1

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Solution

Calculating, we find that $\frac {1}{2 - \frac {1}{2 - \frac {1}{2 - \frac12}}} = \frac {1}{2 - \frac {1}{2 - \frac {2}{3}}} = \frac {1}{2 - \frac {3}{4}} = \frac {1}{\frac {5}{4}} = \boxed{\textbf{(B) } \dfrac{4}{5}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).