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z1,z2,z3....zn is a series of consecutive +ve integers; is the sum of all integers in this series odd?
1. (z1+z2+z3+..+zn)/ n is an odd integer
2. n is odd

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1. (z1+z2+z3+..+zn)/ n is an odd integer

Insuff: Sum could be 9 and n could be 3 or Sum could be 12 and n could be 4.

2. n is odd

Insuff: Sum could be 9 or 12.

Combining,

Sum = n * average
= odd (stmt 2) * odd (stmt 1)
= odd

Hence answer is C

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A) Sum/n can be odd only if sum and n are both odd or both even.
If n is even, the average of n numbers is not an integer. So both sum and n are odd.

B) n=odd.
{2,3,4} = 9/3 = odd
{3,4,5} = 12/3 = even
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21 Oct 2005, 11:04

yup... A

gsr's method is correct.
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21 Oct 2005, 11:14

gsr wrote:

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A) Sum/n can be odd only if sum and n are both odd or both even.
If n is even, the average of n numbers is not an integer. So both sum and n are odd..

I just want to add something: when even/even
the sum= n/2 *( z1+zn)
average= [(n/2)*(z1+zn)]/n= (z1+zn)/2
when n is even (z1+zn) is always odd thus the average is not an integer as gsr pointed out.

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