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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2015

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The sum of five consecutive integers is $2015$ . What is the smallest of these integers?

(A) $401$ (B) $403$ (C) $405$ (D) $407$ (E) $409$

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