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A sequence of numbers \(x_1,x_2,….,x_{100}\) has the property that, for every integer k between 1 and 100, inclusive, the number \(x_k\) is k less than the sum of the other 99 numbers, given that \(x_{50}=\frac{m}{n}\), where m and n are relatively prime positive integers, find m+n.

Let S be the sum of the sequence \(x_k\)

given that \(x_k=S-x_k-k\) for any k

taking k=1,2,….,100 and adding

\(100S-2(x_1+x_2+….+x_{100})=1+2+….+100\)

\(\Rightarrow 100S-2S=\frac{100 \times 101}{2}=5050\)

\(\Rightarrow S=\frac{2525}{49}\)

for \(k=50, 2x_{50}=\frac{2525}{49}-50=\frac{75}{49}\)

\(\Rightarrow x_{50}=\frac{75}{98}\)

\(\Rightarrow m+n\)=75+98

=173.

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Let S be the sum of all numbers of the form \(\frac{a}{b}\),where a and b are relatively prime positive divisors of 1000, find greatest integer that does not exceed \(\frac{S}{10}\).

We have 1000=(2)(2)(2)(5)(5)(5) and \(\frac{a}{b}=2^{x}5^{y} where -3 \leq x,y \leq 3\)

sum of all numbers of form \(\frac{a}{b}\) such that a and b are relatively prime positive divisors of 1000

=\((2^{-3}+2^{-2}+2^{-1}+2^{0}+2^{1}+2^{2}+2^{3})(5^{-3}+5^{-2}+5^{-1}+5^{0}+5^{1}+5^{2}+5^{3})\)

\(\Rightarrow S= \frac{(2^{-3})(2^{7}-1)}{2-1} \times\) \(\frac{(5^{-3})(5^{7}-1)}{5-1}\)

=2480 + \(\frac{437}{1000}\)

\(\Rightarrow [\frac{s}{10}]\)=248.

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