SOLUTION: A unit fraction is a fraction whose numerator equals one. The sum of three different positive unit fractions is 6/7. Find the smallest number that could be the sum of the denominat

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Question 236341: A unit fraction is a fraction whose numerator equals one. The sum of three different positive unit fractions is 6/7. Find the smallest number that could be the sum of the denominators of these fractions.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F2%2B1%2F3%2B1%2F42=6%2F7

so the maximum sum = 2%2B3%2B42=47

Edwin