(1+15)*15/2
first plus last times number of numbers then divide by two
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The sum of the first 15 odd numbers is 225.
The sum of the first five whole numbers is 10.
1+1+1+1+1+=5 * * * * * The question did not ask for the sum of the first counting number five times! The sum of the first 5 counting numbers is 1+2+3+4+5 = 15. Such sums are known as triangular numbers.
The sum of the first 50 whole numbers is 1,225.
The sum of the first 1,000 whole numbers is 499,500.