2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 19
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The sum of consecutive even integers is . What is the largest of these consecutive integers?
Solution 1
Let be the 13th consecutive even integer that's being added up. By doing this, we can see that the sum of all 25 even numbers will simplify to since . Now, . Remembering that this is the 13th integer, we wish to find the 25th, which is .
Solution 2
Let be the smallest number. The equation will become, . After you combine like terms, you get which turns into . , so . Then, you add .
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