SOLUTION: What is the sum of all the integers from -100 to 98?

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Question 1123305: What is the sum of all the integers from -100 to 98?
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98 can be paired with -98 to add 0 to the sum
Similarly, 1, 2, …, 97 can be paired with -1, -2, …, -97

The only two numbers not paired (cancelled) in this way are -100 and -99, which sum to

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