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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Which of these has the largest value?

(A) 1+22\dfrac{1+2}{2} (B) 1+2+33\dfrac{1+2+3}{3} (C) 1+2+3+44\dfrac{1+2+3+4}{4} (D) 1+2+3+4+55\dfrac{1+2+3+4+5}{5} (E) 1+2+3+4+5+66\dfrac{1+2+3+4+5+6}{6}

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