SOLUTION: whats the sum of the reciprocals of the first three positive even intergers?

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Question 19272: whats the sum of the reciprocals of the first three positive even intergers?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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first 3 positive integers are 2, 4, 6

reciprocals of these are 1%2F2, 1%2F4, 1%2F6

sum of these is %281%2F2%29+%2B+%281%2F4%29+%2B+%281%2F6%29
--> %286%2F12%29+%2B+%283%2F12%29+%2B+%282%2F12%29
--> 11%2F12

jon.