SOLUTION: expressed the product as a reduced fraction. ( 1- 1/2) (1- 1/3) (1- 1/4) ...... (1- 1/2014)

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Question 898112: expressed the product as a reduced fraction. ( 1- 1/2) (1- 1/3) (1- 1/4) ...... (1- 1/2014)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at each term,
1%2F2,2%2F3,3%2F4,4%2F5
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2011%2F2012,2012%2F2013,2013%2F2014
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When you take the product of all of these terms, all numerators and denominators cancel out except for a numerator of 1 and a denominator of 2014.
P=1%2F2014