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# What is the sum of the first 50 multiples of a positive integer K?

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What is the sum of the first 50 multiples of a positive integer K?

(A) 1,225K
(B) 1,275K
(C) 2,450K
(D) 2,550K
(E) 1,326K

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18 Apr 2018, 18:23
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Bunuel wrote:
What is the sum of the first 50 multiples of a positive integer K?

(A) 1,225K
(B) 1,275K
(C) 2,450K
(D) 2,550K
(E) 1,326K

We have to find Sum of progression (1+2+..+50)K = (50+1)/2*50 *K =1 275 K

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19 Apr 2018, 10:28
Bunuel wrote:
What is the sum of the first 50 multiples of a positive integer K?

(A) 1,225K
(B) 1,275K
(C) 2,450K
(D) 2,550K
(E) 1,326K

Zero is a multiple of every integer.

The first 50 multiples of $$K$$ are
$$0K, 1K, 2K, 3K, . . . . 47K, 48K, 49K$$

Factor K out (we're interested in the arithmetic progression)

Sum of first 50 multiples of $$K$$:
$$K(0 + 1 + 2 + 3 . . . + 47 + 48 + 49)$$

Sum of evenly spaced integers=
(Average)*(# of terms)

Average = $$\frac{FirstTerm+LastTerm}{2}$$
Number of terms: 50 (given)

SUM (of K's multiples' coefficients) =
(Average)*(number of terms)

Sum: $$(\frac{(0 + 49)}{2}*50) = (25 * 49)= 1,225$$

Sum of first 50 multiples of K:
$$(1,225*K) = 1,225K$$

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Bunuel wrote:
What is the sum of the first 50 multiples of a positive integer K?

(A) 1,225K
(B) 1,275K
(C) 2,450K
(D) 2,550K
(E) 1,326K

The answer to this question boils down to what is meant by "the first 50 multiples"
For example, some might say that the first 3 multiples of 5 are 5, 10, 15
Others might say that the first 3 multiples of 5 are 0, 5, 10
Of course, we might also even go in the other direction and say that the first 3 multiples of 5 are -5, -10, -15

I think the test-makers would add a few extra words to remove any ambiguity.

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