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Number Theory
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What is the sum of the 12 smallest positive integers and the 10 largest negative integers?
The answer is 23.
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1 solution
The 12 smallest positive integers are 1 to 12. The 10 largest negative integers are -10 to -1. Hence, their sum is 1 1 + 1 2 = 2 3 . (Note that many terms cancel out.)