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Revision as of 18:14, 2 February 2007
Problem
How many sets of two or more consecutive positive integers have a sum of 
?
Solution
Notice that if the consecutive positive integers have a sum of 15, then their average (which could be a fraction) must be a divisor of 15. If the number of integers in the list is odd, then the average must be either 1, 3, or 5, and 1 is clearly not possible. The other two possibilities both work:
If the number of integers in the list is even, then the average will have a 
. The only possibility is 
, from which we get:
Thus, the correct answer is 3, answer choice 
.
See also
| 2006 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
