Find the Indicated Partial Sum for the Given Sequence

question 22

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated partial sum for the given sequence.
-Find the sum of the first 187 positive integers.

• A) 35,156
• B) 17,578
• C) 17,391
• D) 34,969

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