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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
  
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<math>2(81+83+85+87+89+91+93+95+97+99)</math>
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<math>\begin{align*}
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& = 2\Big( (81+99) + (83+97) + (85+95) + (87+93) + (89+91) \Big) \\
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& = 2(180+180+180+180+180) \\
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& = 2\cdot 5\cdot 180 \\
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& = \boxed{1800}.
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\end{align*}</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
[[1987 AJHSME Problems]]
 
[[1987 AJHSME Problems]]

Revision as of 14:47, 29 January 2009

Problem

$2(81+83+85+87+89+91+93+95+97+99)=$

$\text{(A)}\ 1600 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1650 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 1700 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1750 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1800$

Solution

$2(81+83+85+87+89+91+93+95+97+99)$

$\begin{align*} & = 2\Big( (81+99) + (83+97) + (85+95) + (87+93) + (89+91) \Big) \\ & = 2(180+180+180+180+180) \\ & = 2\cdot 5\cdot 180 \\ & = \boxed{1800}. \end{align*}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

See Also

1987 AJHSME Problems