On the TV program Jeopardy! under each category, there are five different problems. They pay:
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1000
Sometimes, a contestant knows a lot about a particular subject and answers every question in a category.
Alex Trebec calls this "running the category." Without adding the five numbers, what does the contestant win for "running the category?"
Hint: the average prize is $600; there are two smaller prizes and two larger prizes. Multiply $600 by 5 to get the answer, then add up the numbers to confirm.
In "double Jeopardy" there are also five prizes. They pay:
$400
$800
$1200
$1600
$2000
Without adding the five numbers, what does the contestant win for "running the category" in Double Jeopardy? Use the same method to get the answer; it should be twice the previous answer.
The prizes form an arithmetic sequence. You can use the same idea to add up any arithmetic sequence.
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