document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234983>Question 234983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1-2 + 3 -4 + ....-98 + 99 equals \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) -50  b)  -49  c)  0  d) 49  e) 50 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) -50 b) -49 c) 0 d) 49 e) 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 99 numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put them in pairs, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1+99 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2-98 = -100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "49+51 = 100  It's all even, at zero, to this point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the -50 has nothing to pair with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> = -50<BR>\n" );
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