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algebra intermediate

Problem

What is the ratio of the sum of the odd integers between 0 and 100, to the sum of the odd integers between 100 and 200? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
The sum of the first odd integers is . The sum of an arithmetic series is equal to the average of the first and last term, multiplied by the number of terms, so this sum is .

Then the sum of the odd integers between 0 and 100 is , and the sum of the odd integers between 0 and 200 is . Therefore, the ratio of the sum of the odd integers between 0 and 100 to the sum of the odd integers between 100 and 200 is .
Final answer
\frac{1}{3}