<s>[INST] The minimum value of $(\frac{1}{x}-1)(\frac{1}{y}-1)(\frac{1}{z}-1)$ if $x+y+z=1$ $x, y, z$ are three distinct positive reals such that $x+y+z=1$, then the minimum possible  value of $(\frac{1}{x}-1) (\frac{1}{y}-1) (\frac{1}{z}-1)$ is ?
The options are: $1,4,8$ or $16$ 
Approach: $$\begin{align*}
\left(\frac{1}{x} -1\right)\left(\frac{1}{y}-1\right)\left(\frac{1}{z}-1\right)&=\frac{(1-x)(1-y)(1-z)}{xyz}\\
&=\frac{1-(x+y+z)+(xy+yz+zx)-xyz}{xyz}\\
&=\frac{1-1+(xy+yz+zx)-xyz}{xyz}\\
&=\frac{xy+yz+zx}{xyz} - 1
\end{align*}$$
Now by applying $AM≥HM$, I got the least value of $(xy+yz+zx)/xyz$ as $9$, so I got final answer as $8$. Is it correct?
 [/INST] If you look at the statement of the AM-HM inequality correctly, you'd see that 
$$
\frac 1x + \frac 1y + \frac 1z \ge 9
$$
and equality only happens when $x=y=z$. Therefore we can assume equality happens to find the minimum value, but $x+y+z = 1$ implies $x=y=z=1/3$. Therefore the minimum is $8$ and is attained uniquely at the point $(1/3, 1/3, 1/3)$. Does that clarify the doubts you had?
Hope that helps,
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