Question

The sum of 40 consecutive integers is 100. what is the smallest of these 40 integers

Answer 1

Easy Way
100÷40=2.5 is exact middle of the integers so 20 integers are above 2.5 and 20 integers are below

22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..9..8..7...6..5..4..3

2.5

2..1..0..-1..-2..-3..-4..-5..-6..-7..-8..-9..-10..-11..-12..-13..-14..-15..-16..-17..

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