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==Solution==
==Solution==
We group the addends inside the parentheses two at a time:
<cmath>
\begin{align*}
-1 + 2 - 3 + 4 - 5 + 6 - 7 + \ldots + 1000 &= (-1 + 2) + (-3 + 4) + (-5 + 6) + \ldots + (-999 + 1000) \\
&= \underbrace{1+1+1+\ldots + 1}_{\text{500 1's}} \\
&= 500.
\end{align*}
</cmath>
Then the desired answer is <math>4 \times 500 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 2000}</math>.
==Video Solution==
https://youtu.be/4Gy1CrYTDHA ~savannahsolver
==Video Solution by OmegaLearn==
https://youtu.be/TkZvMa30Juo?t=3074
~ pi_is_3.14


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  We see that if we group two numbers at a time, we see that it would make 1 on each. There are 500 pairs so the answer inside the parentheses is 1 times 500 equals to 500. Now we just multiply that by 4 to get 2000. So the answer is E. ~avamarora


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 26 December 2022

Problem

What is the value of $4 \cdot (-1+2-3+4-5+6-7+\cdots+1000)$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -10 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 500 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2000$

Solution

We group the addends inside the parentheses two at a time: \begin{align*} -1 + 2 - 3 + 4 - 5 + 6 - 7 + \ldots + 1000 &= (-1 + 2) + (-3 + 4) + (-5 + 6) + \ldots + (-999 + 1000) \\ &= \underbrace{1+1+1+\ldots + 1}_{\text{500 1's}} \\ &= 500. \end{align*} Then the desired answer is $4 \times 500 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 2000}$.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/4Gy1CrYTDHA ~savannahsolver

Video Solution by OmegaLearn

https://youtu.be/TkZvMa30Juo?t=3074

~ pi_is_3.14


See Also

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