document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265454>Question 265454</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the sum of the first 500 odd counting numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If numbers are the same as \"counting\" numbers, that's from 1 to 999.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you pair the extremes, you get 250 pairs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 999<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 998<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 997<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each pair is 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250*1000 = 250,000<BR>\n" );
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