SOLUTION: How much smaller is the sum of the first 1000 natural numbers than the sum of the first 1001 natural numbers?

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Question 966473: How much smaller is the sum of the first 1000 natural numbers than the sum of the first 1001 natural numbers?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first thousand sum is N.
The first thousand and one sum is N%2B1001.
The difference is N%2B1001-N=highlight%281001%29