UKMT Grey Kangaroo, 2026

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Jo wants to write the digits $2$ , $0$ , $2$ and $6$ in the boxes shown, with one digit in each box, and to calculate the result: $\dfrac{\square+\square}{\square-\square}$ . What is the smallest positive result she could obtain?

(A) $\frac{1}{6}$ (B) $\frac{1}{4}$ (C) $\frac{1}{3}$ (D) $\frac{1}{2}$ (E) $\frac{2}{3}$

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