Find the Sum of the First 50 Terms in an Arithmetic

question 2

Multiple Choice

Find the sum of the first 50 terms in an arithmetic series that has first term - 18 and 50th term 129.

• A) \(2,900\)
• B) \(2,885\)
• C) \(2,655\)
• D) \(2,775\)
• E) \(2,995\)

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