Express the sum using summation notation.
-$\frac { 1 } { 4 } + \frac { 2 } { 5 } + \frac { 1 } { 2 } + \cdots + \frac { 14 } { 17 }$
A)
$\sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { 14 } \frac { k } { k + 3 }$
B)
$\sum _ { k = 3 } ^ { 14 } \frac { k } { k + 1 }$
C)
$\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 14 } \frac { k } { k + 3 }$
D)
$\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { k } { k + 3 }$

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The given sequence starts with $k = 1$ and ends with $k = 14$, with each term of the form $\frac{k}{k+3}$.

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Express the Sum Using Summation Notation $\frac { 1 } { 4 } + \frac { 2 } { 5 } + \frac { 1 } { 2 } + \cdots + \frac { 14 } { 17 }$