SAT I 一日一問:2014年1月23日
The correct answer is A
Explanation
If a question looks as if it requires a lot of calculating, that’s often a tip-off that something else is going on. There’s usually a quick way to find the answer. In this question, all the fractions are being multiplied and so canceling is a possibility. The denominators cancel diagonally with the numerators that follow.
The 2 from 1 /2 cancels with the 2 from 2 /3.
The 3 from 2 /3 cancels with the 3 from 3 /4.
And so on, right down to the equal sign.
After you have canceled everything that can be canceled, you are left with the fraction 1 /7.