What is the average of the first ten positive integers?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Add the numbers and then divide by how many there are.
Answer
5.5
Explanation
The sum of the first ten integers (1 to 10) is 55, and dividing by 10 gives an average of 5.5.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is 5.5.
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