SOLUTION: What is The difference Between the largest and Lowest integer in the sequence of consecutive all integers who sum is 15?

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Question 1143382: What is The difference Between the largest and Lowest integer in the sequence of consecutive all integers who sum is 15?

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What is The difference Between the largest and Lowest integer in the sequence of consecutive all integers who sum is 15?
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Interpreting this question as allowing any number of integers that sum to 15, and noting that "integer" allows for negative values:
-14 + (-13) + ... + (-1) + 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + 15 = 15
Thus the answer is 15-(-14) = +highlight%28+29+%29+

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is The difference Between the largest and Lowest integer in the sequence of consecutive all integers who sum is 15?
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7 + 8 = 15
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15
----> 8 - 1 = 7
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If 0 is accepted, then 8 - 0 = 8
If negative integers are accepted, then
-3 + (-2) + (-1) + 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 15
---> difference = 9
etc
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Not a well posed problem.