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Fraction Triplet Sum Not 1

975BeginnerAlgebra

AMC 8 · 1999 · Problem 3

Which triplet of numbers has a sum NOT equal to 1?

Answer choices

A
(1/2,1/3,1/6)
B
(2,-2,1)
C
(0.1,0.3,0.6)
D
(1.1,-2.1,1.0)
E
(-3/2,-5/2,5)
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