HardMath Riddle
What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1000?
Riddle
What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1000?
Choose an answer
A.10
B.1000
C.500
D.100.
Hint: It's a word with 0 letters, starting with "1".
Answer
100.
Why this is the answer
Multiplying the fraction chain 1/2 x 2/3 x 3/4 ... x 9/10 causes every numerator and denominator to cancel except the very first and last, leaving 1/10 of 1000, which is 100.
This riddle is filed under Math Riddles and rated Hard.