AMC 8 Daily Practice Round 11

Complete problem set with solutions and individual problem pages

Problem 13 Easy

\frac{1}{2\times 3}+\frac{1}{3\times 4}+\frac{1}{4\times 5}+\frac{1}{5\times 6}+\frac{1}{6\times 7}=            .

  • A.

    \frac{1}{2}

  • B.

    \frac{1}{7}

  • C.

    \frac{2}{7}

  • D.

    \frac{5}{14}

  • E.

    \frac{9}{14}

Answer:D

=\left( \frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3} \right)+\left( \frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4} \right)+\left( \frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5} \right)+\left( \frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{6} \right)+\left( \frac{1}{6}-\frac{1}{7} \right)

=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{6}-\frac{1}{7}

=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{7}

=\frac{5}{14}