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2020 Cayley Problem 11
The sum of the first 9 positive integers is 45; in other words,
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9=45
What is the sum of the first 9 positive multiples of 5? In other words, what is the value of 5+10+15+\cdots+40+45?
\textbf{(A)}\ 225\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 250\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 180\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 150\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 450
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