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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

The value of the expression $1 + \cfrac{1}{1 + \cfrac{1}{1 + \cfrac{1}{5}}}$ is $\frac{a}{b}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are integers whose only common factor is 1. What is the value of $a+b$ ?

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