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2018 Individual #4

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May 5, 2022
2018 Individual

Problem Statement

What is the positive difference between the sum of the first 55 positive even integers and the first 55 positive odd integers?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>2<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>3<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>4<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>5<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>6<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>2\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>3\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>4\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>5\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>6