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| − | The | + | The harmonic mean of a set of non-zero numbers is the reciprocal of the average of the reciprocals of the numbers. What is the harmonic mean of 1, 2, and 4? |
<math>\textbf{(A) }\frac{3}{7}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{7}{12}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{12}{7}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{7}{4}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{7}{3}</math> | <math>\textbf{(A) }\frac{3}{7}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{7}{12}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{12}{7}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{7}{4}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{7}{3}</math> | ||
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| + | == Solution == | ||
| + | The sum of the reciprocals is <math>\frac 11 + \frac 12 + \frac 14= \frac 74</math>. Their average is <math>\frac 7{12}</math>. Taking the reciprocal of this gives <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\frac{12}{7}}</math> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | {{AMC8 box|year=2018|num-b=9|num-a=11}} | ||
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Problem
The harmonic mean of a set of non-zero numbers is the reciprocal of the average of the reciprocals of the numbers. What is the harmonic mean of 1, 2, and 4?
Solution
The sum of the reciprocals is 
. Their average is 
. Taking the reciprocal of this gives 
See Also
| 2018 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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