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AHSME 1962 Problem 40

    The limiting sum of the infinite series, 110+2102+3103+…\frac{1}{10} + \frac{2}{10^2} + \frac{3}{10^3} + \dots whose nnth term is n10n\frac{n}{10^n} is: (A) 19(B) 1081(C) 18(D) 1772(E) larger than any finite quantity\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}9 \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{10}{81} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}8 \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{17}{72} \textbf{(E)}\ \text{larger than any finite quantity}

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