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There is another approach to solving this type of question: let's start by finding the odd numbers closest to 30 and 50:
30 - (31)...........(49) - 50 -> The sum of 31 and 49 is 80.
We can see the same pattern by summing the next odd numbers closest to 31 and 49:
30 - 31 - (33)........(47) - 49 - 50 -> 33+47=80
So, all we need to do now is to find how many times 80 is repeated, i.e. we need to find and count all the pairs of odd numbers between 30 and 50:
(35)...(45)
(37)...(43)
(39)...(41)

So, we have 5 pairs. Now we can just multiply 80 by 5 and get the answer to the question: 80x5=400.

Answer is C.
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First numbers: 31
Last number: 49
Total numbers: \(\frac{49 - 31 }{ 2} + 1 = 10\)

Sum: \(\frac{10}{2} * [31 + 49] = 400\)

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What will be the sum of all odd numbers between 30 and 50?

(A) 625
(B) 500
(C) 400
(D) 225
(E) 150
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The smallest odd number between 30 and 50 is 31 and the largest is 49. Since there are (49 - 31)/2 + 1 = 10 odd numbers between 30 and 50, the sum of the odd numbers between 30 and 50 is:

(49 + 31)/2 x 10 = 40 x 10 = 400

Answer: C
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