What is the average of all integers from 1 to 100, inclusive?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Use the formula for the average of an arithmetic series.
Answer
50.5
Explanation
The average is (1+100)/2 = 50.5.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 50.5.
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