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  • 20-07-2018
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The sum of p consecutive integers is 4. What is p?

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  • 20-07-2018

I'd say there are two possibilities: the trivial choice of p=1 and starting number 4 (so you're summing one consecutive integer starting from 4), or you choose p = 8 and start from -3, so that all numbers from -3 to 3 simplify and you're left with 4 alone:


[tex] -3+(-2)+(-1)+0+1+2+3+4 = 4 [/tex]

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