Sum of consecutive integers

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Sum of consecutive integers

by selango » Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:06 am
If the sum of five consecutive positive integers is A, then the sum of the next five consecutive integers in terms of A is:

a) A+1
b) A+5
c) A+25
d) 2A
e) 5A

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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:26 am
selango wrote:If the sum of five consecutive positive integers is A, then the sum of the next five consecutive integers in terms of A is:

a) A+1
b) A+5
c) A+25
d) 2A
e) 5A

OA C
Sum of a,a+1,a+2,a+3,a+4 is A = 5a+10
Sum of a+5,a+6.....a+9 = 5a+35 = A+25