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Problem

For $x\neq0$ , $\dfrac{1}{x}+\dfrac{1}{2x}+\dfrac{1}{3x}$ equals

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{2x}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{6x}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{5}{6x}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{11}{6x}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{6x^3}$

Solution

The least common multiple of ${\frac{1}{x}}$ , $\frac{1}{2x}$ , and $\frac{1}{3x}$ is $\frac{1}{6x}$ .

$\frac{1}{x}$ = $\frac{6}{6x}$ , $\frac{1}{2x}$ = $\frac{3}{6x}$ , $\frac{1}{3x}$ = $\frac{2}{6x}$ .

$\frac{6}{6x}$ + $\frac{3}{6x}$ + $\frac{2}{6x}$ = $\frac{11}{6x}$

The answer is $\boxed{\left(D\right) \frac{11}{6x}}$ .

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 ==Problem==
-What is the least common multiple of <math>{\frac{1}{x}}</math>, <math>\frac{1}{2x}</math>, and <math>\frac{1}{3x}</math> is <math>\frac{1}{6x}</math>?
+For <math>x\neq0</math>, <math>\dfrac{1}{x}+\dfrac{1}{2x}+\dfrac{1}{3x}</math> equals
+<math> \textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{2x}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{6x}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{5}{6x}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{11}{6x}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{6x^3} </math>
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