SOLUTION: Find the sum of all natural numbers less than 100 that are not divisible by 3?

Question 1136308: Find the sum of all natural numbers less than 100 that are not divisible by 3?
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Step 1:  find the sum of all natural numbers from 1 to 99, inclusively.


Step 2:  find the sum of all natural numbers from 1 to 99 inclusively that are divisible by 3.


Step 3:  From the first sum, subtract the second and get the answer.

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