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Grade 4SuperchallengeAdding Fractions

Adding Fractions · Superchallenge problem

Start with 12\dfrac{1}{2}. Add 14\dfrac{1}{4}, then add 18\dfrac{1}{8}, then 116\dfrac{1}{16}, and so on, each new fraction half of the one before. How many fractions must you add together (counting the first 12\dfrac{1}{2}) before the total is more than 99100\dfrac{99}{100}?