Question: The sum of five consecutive numbers is 250. What is the difference between the sum of the smallest and the largest number and the square of the middle number?
Options:
A) 2500
B) 2200
C) 2000
D) 2600
E) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: E
Solution:
- Let the five consecutive numbers be x, $ x+1, $ $ x+2, $ $ x+3, $ and $ x+4, $ respectively,
Then, $ x+x+1+x+2+x+3+x+4=250 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 5x+10=250 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 5x=250-10 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 5x=240 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{240}{5}=48 $
Middle number $ =48+2=50 $
$ \therefore $ Required difference $ =50^{2}-48-52=2400 $