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The 1st and 500th sum to (2*1-1)+(2*500-1) = 2*501 - 2 = 1000

The 2nd and 499th sum to (2*2-1)+(2*499-1) = 2*501 - 2 = 1000

There are 250 such sums

So sum of all 500 odd numbers = 250*1000 = 250,000

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