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If the sum of n consecutive integer is 0, which of the following must be true?
I. n is an even number
II. n is an odd number
III. The average (arithmetic mean) of the integers is 0

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My answer is C. Please explain why statement II must be true.
n can be even -10, -6, -2, 2, 6, 10
n can be odd -4, -2, 0, 2, 4

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n is the number OF integers, not one of the several integers, and 0 will be one of them
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n is the number OF integers, not one of the several integers
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I understand that n is the number of integers.

-10, -6, -2, 2, 6, 10 (n = 6, or EVEN)
-4, -2, 0, 2, 4 (n = 5, or ODD)

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please explain why 0 will be one of them ?
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your list is not consecutive.
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consecutive integer Updated on: 23 Jul 2009, 20:38
Originally posted by investasi on 23 Jul 2009, 20:21.
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your list is not consecutive.
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-10 (+4) -6 (+4) -2 (+4) 2 (+4) 6 (+4) 10
it's a consecutive of 4, is it not? :?
Ok then what about
-9, -7, -5, -3, -1, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (N = 10, EVEN)
is it also not a consecutive integer?

Let me get this straight, so every consecutive integer must include a 0? :?
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a consecutive list means - 1,2,3,4,..........

or -3-2-1 0 1 2 3 4.5.........

list of consecutive EVEN integers

-4 -2 0 2 4 6 .......

list of ODD consecutive integers

-5-3-1 1 3 5 7......

now if the average of consecutive integers is 0, then 0 has to be the central number, because all the positive numbers will get cancelled by all the negatives, so there must be equal number of positives as the negatives on either side of 0, so zero has to be in center (median),
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Okay got it. thanks

Btw, this question is from OG11 PS #201



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