1+1+1+1+9
1+1+1+3+7
1+1+1+5+5
1+1+3+3+5
1+3+3+3+3
If limited to positive odd numbers, there are no more ways other than permutations of the above. If not limited to positive numbers, then there are infinitely many ways, eg:
-3 + 3 - 5 + 5 + 13
Take two pairs of odd numbers. Attach a negative sign to one of each pair, and add 13 as the fifth number!
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The sum of two odd numbers is always even.
Count how many of the numbers are odd. If an odd number of them are odd, then their sum is odd. If an even number of them are odd, then their sum is even.
The sum of two odd numbers is always even.
The sum of two whole numbers is odd when one but not both of them is odd.
The sum of the first 1,000 odd numbers is 1,000,000.