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− | Instead of breaking the sum | + | Instead of breaking the sum then rearranging, we can rearrange directly: |
<cmath>\begin{align*} | <cmath>\begin{align*} | ||
− | 90+91+92+\cdots +98+99 &= | + | 90+91+92+\cdots +98+99 &= (90+99)+(91+98)+(92+97)+(93+96)+(94+95) \\ |
&= 189+189+189+189+189 \\ | &= 189+189+189+189+189 \\ | ||
− | &= | + | &= \boxed{\text{(B)}~945} |
\end{align*}</cmath> | \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 1 February 2023
Problem
Solution 1
To simplify the problem, we can group 90’s together: .
, and finding
has a trick to it.
Rearranging the numbers so each pair sums up to 10, we have:
.
, and
.
Solution 2
We can express each of the terms as a difference from and then add the negatives using
to get the answer.
Solution 3
Instead of breaking the sum then rearranging, we can rearrange directly:
Solution 4
We can use the formula for finite arithmetic sequences.
It is (
) where
is the number of terms in the sequence,
is the first term and
is the last term.
Applying it here:
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
See Also
1985 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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