How many whole numbers between 1 and 99 are divisible by 2 with no remainder?
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mctavish99
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mctavish99 19 year member
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Since every second (whole) number is exactly divisible by 2, we are looking at an arithmetic progression 2, 4, 6...98. In this example, it should be obvious that there are 98/2 or 49 terms in our list.
Alternatively, solve the AP equation for n, giving n = 49
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_progression