SOLUTION: compute the sum of the first 100 positive odd integers

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Question 221077: compute the sum of the first 100 positive odd integers




Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the 1st integer is 1, the 100th integer is 199

this means there are 50 pairs of integers whose sum is 1+199 or 200

50 times 200 is 10000