Question

(PLEASE HELP DUE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1) Did you know that 1000 can be written as the sum of the 5 consecutive positive integers beginning with 198? That is,1000=198+199+200+201+202 Also, 1000 can be written as the sum of 16 consecutive positive integers beginning with 55. That is,1000=55+56+57+58+59+60+61+62+63+64+65+66+67+68+69+70 It is also possible to write 1000 as a sum of 25 consecutive positive integers. This is the maximum number of consecutive positive integers that could be used to create the sum. Determine the smallest of the positive integers in this sum. Explain or show how you got your answer.

Answer 1

25x+300=1000
1000-300=25x
700=25x
700/25=x
28=x
x=28

Answer 2

Alright! So, the formula is

x+x+1+x+2+x+3+x+4....x+24

You can do 25x+300=1000

25x=700

x=28