Either just go ahead and add them up, or use the formula for an arithmetic series.
Sum = 1/2 x number_of_numbers x (first_number + last_number)
= 1/2 x 40 x (1 + 40)
= 20 x 41
= 820.
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The sum of the first 40 whole numbers is 780.
20 of them
19,20,21
40 * * * * * The correct answer is 6400.
The sum of the first 20 even numbers... is 110