Challenge 383: Missing Number
Which number has been removed in this calculation?
(i) find an expression for the average (mean) of the first n positive integers.
(ii) for some particular n (n >1), one of the integers from 1 to n is removed, and the mean of the resulting set of numbers is 20.9.
Find n, and find which number has been removed, explaining your reasoning clearly.
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