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If an arithmetic progression has first term (25), common difference (-2), and (16) terms, what is the sum of the first (16) terms?

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Correct answer: (160)

Direct answer: option A, 160. Here a=25, d=-2, and n=16. The sixteenth term is a16=a+(16-1)d=25+15(-2)=25-30=-5. Therefore S16=n/2(a+a16)=16/2×(25-5)=8×20=160. The negative common difference means the terms decrease: 25,23,21,...,-5. Option A, 160, follows exactly from the formula. Option B, 170, can result from a small arithmetic error and is not the required sum. Option C, 180, often comes from using an incorrect last term or ignoring the negative sign. Option D, 190, is also too large; it does not match either the final term or the average. Another check is that the average of the first and last terms is (25+(-5))/2=10, and 16×10=160. Do not turn -2 into +2.

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