document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=303188>Question 303188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The least integer of a set of consecutive integers is -25. If the sum of these integers is 26, how many integers are in this set?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 25  (B) 26  (C) 50  (D) 51  (E) 52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 50 (D) 51 (E) 52 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 * n(n+1) = 1/2 * 25 * 26 = 325<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of the 25 negative integers is the same as the sum of the 25 positive integers multiplied by -1 so that adds up to 0, the 51st integer is 0 itself, the 52nd integer is 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(E) 52\r<BR>\n" );
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