Skip to main content

2004 AMC 12A Problem 10

Problem 10 of 25EasierAlgebra

The sum of 4949 consecutive integers is 75.7^5. What is their median?

Answer choices

Show solution

Solution

The sum of a set of consecutive integers equals the number of terms times their mean, and for consecutive integers the mean equals the median. So the median is 7549=7572=73=343. \dfrac{7^5}{49} = \dfrac{7^5}{7^2} = 7^3 = 343. Thus, the correct answer is C.

More practice

Concepts: arithmetic sequence · mean

Problem text and solution from the LIVE past-contest archive. See also the AoPS wiki page for community solutions.