Summing reciprocal factorials

Algebra Level 3

Find the closed form of the sum \( \displaystyle \sum_{r=1}^{n} \dfrac{r}{(r+1)!} \).

Notation: \(!\) denotes the factorial function. For example, \(8! = 1\times2\times3\times\cdots\times8 \).

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