SOLUTION: What is the sum of the first 750 consecutive odd numbers?

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Question 341420: What is the sum of the first 750 consecutive odd numbers?
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The first odd number is 1

The odd number is

Therefore the 750th odd number is

The sum of a series of numbers is given by the first plus the last times the number of numbers divided by 2.



You can do your own arithmetic.

John

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