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2011 AMC 12B Problem 1

Problem 1 of 25EasierAlgebra

What is 2+4+61+3+51+3+52+4+6?\dfrac{2+4+6}{1+3+5} - \dfrac{1+3+5}{2+4+6}?

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The sums are 2+4+6=122+4+6=12 and 1+3+5=9,1+3+5=9, so the expression equals 129912=4334.\dfrac{12}{9}-\dfrac{9}{12}=\dfrac{4}{3}-\dfrac{3}{4}. Over a common denominator this is 1612912=712. \dfrac{16}{12}-\dfrac{9}{12}=\dfrac{7}{12}. Thus, the correct answer is C.

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