Question 1015815
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If you have 100 miles to travel and you begin at 100 MPH then for every mile you travel you slow down 1 MPH until you reach your destination, how long will it take you to travel the 100 miles?
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{{{1/100}}} hour for the 1-st mile,

{{{1/99}}} hour for the 2-nd mile,

{{{1/98}}} hour for the 3-rd mile,

. . . . . . . .

{{{1/1}}} = 1 hour for the 100-th mile.

<U>Answer</U>. The sum {{{1/100}}} + {{{1/99}}} + {{{1/98}}} + . . . + {{{1/1}}}.
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