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What is the value of $1+3+5+\cdots+2017+2019-2-4-6-\cdots-2016-2018$ ?

Rearranging the terms, we get $(1-2)+(3-4)+(5-6)+...(2017-2018)+2019$ , and our answer is $-1009+2019=\boxed{1010}, \textbf{(E)}$ - ProMathdunk123

$\textbf{(A) }-1010\qquad\textbf{(B) }-1009\qquad\textbf{(C) }1008\qquad\textbf{(D) }1009\qquad \textbf{(E) }1010$

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−	Rearranging the terms, we get <math>(1-2)+(3-4)+(5-6)+...(2017-2018)+2019</math>, and our answer is <math>-1009+2019=\boxed{1010}, \textbf{(E)}</math>	+	Rearranging the terms, we get <math>(1-2)+(3-4)+(5-6)+...(2017-2018)+2019</math>, and our answer is <math>-1009+2019=\boxed{1010}, \textbf{(E)}</math>- ProMathdunk123