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1992 AIME Problems/Problem 1

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Problem

Find the sum of all positive rational numbers that are less than 10 and that have denominator 30 when written in lowest terms.

Solution

There are 8 fractions which fit the conditions between 0 and 1: \frac{1}{30},\frac{7}{30},\frac{11}{30},\frac{13}{30},\frac{17}{30},\frac{19}{30},\frac{23}{30},\frac{29}{30}

Their sum is 4. Note that there are also 8 terms between 1 and 2 which we can obtain by adding 1 to each of our first 8 terms. For example, Following this pattern, our answer is

1992 AIME (ProblemsResources)
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First question
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Problem 2
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