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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:32 am
I think you're missing an equals sign somewhere :-)

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by BTGmoderatorRO » Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:48 pm
2/(1+(2/y))
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by [email protected] » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:50 pm
Hi lionsshare,

The equation that you're referring to is missing some details. It should be:

2/(1 + 2/Y) = 1 and we're asked for the value of Y.

Since the fraction equals 1, the denominator and numerator must be the SAME. Thus, the denominator must equal 2....
1 + 2/Y = 2
2/Y = 1
Y = 2

Final Answer: D

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by Jeff@TargetTestPrep » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:43 pm
lionsshare wrote:If 2/(1+(2/y)) then y =

(A) -2
(B) -1/2
(C) 1/2
(D) 2
(E) 3
We need to simplify the equation 2/(1 + 2/y) = 1. We can start by multiplying both sides of the equation by 1 + 2/y, and we have:

2 = 1 + 2/y

1 = 2/y

y = 2

Answer: D

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