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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
  
Split the even numbers and the odd numbers apart. If we group every 2 even numbers together and add them, we get a total of <math>50\cdot (-2)=-100</math>. Summing the odd numbers is equivalent is equivalent to summing the first 100 odd numbers, which is equal to <math>100^2=10000</math>. Adding these two, we obtain the answer of <math>\boxed{\text{(B) }9900}</math>.
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Split the even numbers and the odd numbers apart. If we group every 2 even numbers together and add them, we get a total of <math>50\cdot (-2)=-100</math>. Summing the odd numbers is equivalent to summing the first 100 odd numbers, which is equal to <math>100^2=10000</math>. Adding these two, we obtain the answer of <math>\boxed{\text{(B) }9900}</math>.
  
  
We can break this entire sum down into <math>4</math> integer bits, in which the sum is <math>2x</math>, where <math>x</math> is the first integer in this bit. We can find that the first sum of every sequence is <math>4x-3</math>, which we plug in for the
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We can break this entire sum down into <math>4</math> integer bits, in which the sum is <math>2x</math>, where <math>x</math> is the first integer in this bit. We can find that the first sum of every sequence is <math>4x-3</math>, which we plug in for the <math>50</math> bits in the entire sequence is <math>1+2+3+\cdots+50=1275</math>,
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:26, 31 January 2020

Problem

What is the value of

$1+2+3-4+5+6+7-8+\cdots+197+198+199-200?$

$\textbf{(A) } 9,800 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 9,900 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 10,000 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 10,100 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 10,200$

Solution

Split the even numbers and the odd numbers apart. If we group every 2 even numbers together and add them, we get a total of $50\cdot (-2)=-100$. Summing the odd numbers is equivalent to summing the first 100 odd numbers, which is equal to $100^2=10000$. Adding these two, we obtain the answer of $\boxed{\text{(B) }9900}$.


We can break this entire sum down into $4$ integer bits, in which the sum is $2x$, where $x$ is the first integer in this bit. We can find that the first sum of every sequence is $4x-3$, which we plug in for the $50$ bits in the entire sequence is $1+2+3+\cdots+50=1275$,

See Also

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Problem 7
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Problem 9
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