SOLUTION: if we write the numbers from 101 to 309 what is the sum of all the even numbers

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Question 1119991: if we write the numbers from 101 to 309 what is the sum of all the even numbers
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Answer by ikleyn(52852) About Me  (Show Source):
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S = 102 + 104 + 106 + . . . + 308


is the sum of the arithmetic progression with the first term 102 and the common difference 2.


The number of terms is  %28308-102%29%2F2+%2B+1 = 104.


Now use the formula for the sum of an arithmetic progression


S = %28%28a%5B1%5D%2Ba%5Bn%5D%29%2F2%29%2An = %28%28102%2B308%29%2F2%29%2A104 = 21320.


Answer.  The sum under the question is 21320.

Solved.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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That means, the sum
102+104+106+108+....+306+308


General Term, 102%2B2%28n-1%29.

The series aske for is the sum from index 1 to 104 of 102%2B2%28n-1%29.