2,5,2,9,2,13,2,17,... The sum of the 50 odd numbered terms 2,_,2,_,2,_,2,_,...2 is 50*2 = 100 <--sum of odd numbered terms (all 2's) ------------------------- The sum of the 50 even-numbered terms: 5,__,9,__,13,__,17,__,... That's 50 terms of an arithmetic sequence with common difference 4:<--sum of even-numbered terms. ------------------ Add them together = 100 + 5150 = 5250 <--answer Edwin