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Find the sum of the arithmic series:

1. 800 + 790 + … + 20

2. -28+ (-24) + … + 400

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Please help! I have 20 minutes left

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Heres a hint for question 1

800+20 is 820 and if we go ten inwards on each side 790+30 is also 820. Can you take it from here?

Another hint how many numbers from 800 to 20 are there if you count by 10 (inclusive)?

What do you get when you divide that number by 2?

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