Difference between revisions of "2015 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 14"
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\text{ 16}\quad\textbf{(B)}\text{ 40}\quad\textbf{(C)}\text{ 72}\quad\textbf{(D)}\text{ 100}\quad\textbf{(E)}\text{ 200}</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\text{ 16}\quad\textbf{(B)}\text{ 40}\quad\textbf{(C)}\text{ 72}\quad\textbf{(D)}\text{ 100}\quad\textbf{(E)}\text{ 200}</math> | ||
| + | ===Solution=== | ||
| + | Let our <math>4</math> numbers be <math>n, n+2, n+4, n+6</math>, where <math>n</math> is odd. Then our sum is <math>4n+12</math>. The only answer choice that cannot be written as <math>4n+12</math>, where <math>n</math> is odd, is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\text{ 100}}</math>. | ||
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Revision as of 17:27, 25 November 2015
Which of the following integers cannot be written as the sum of four consecutive odd integers?
Solution
Let our 
numbers be 
, where 
is odd. Then our sum is 
. The only answer choice that cannot be written as , where is odd, is 
.
See Also
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