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== Problem ==
 
What is the value of
 
What is the value of
<cmath>\left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1?</cmath><math>\textbf{(A) } \frac58 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{11}7 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac85 \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{18}{11} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{15}8 </math>
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<cmath>\left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1?</cmath>
  
== Solution ==  
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<math>\textbf{(A) } \frac58 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{11}7 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac85 \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{18}{11} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{15}8 </math>
Arithmetic gives <math>(\textbf{B})</math>
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== Solution ==
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Working it out gives you <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 11/7}</math>.
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== Video Solutions ==
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https://youtu.be/vO-ELYmgRI8
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https://youtu.be/cat3yTIpX4k
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~savannahsolver
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https://youtu.be/19mpsCcQzY0
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~Education, the Study of Everything
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
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Revision as of 12:47, 2 February 2021

Problem

What is the value of \[\left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1?\]

$\textbf{(A) } \frac58 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{11}7 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac85 \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{18}{11} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{15}8$

Solution

Working it out gives you $\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 11/7}$.

Video Solutions

https://youtu.be/vO-ELYmgRI8

https://youtu.be/cat3yTIpX4k

~savannahsolver

https://youtu.be/19mpsCcQzY0

~Education, the Study of Everything

See Also

2018 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First Problem
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Problem 2
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