1 + 2 - 3 + 4 - 5 + 6 - 7 + 8 - 9 + 10 - 11 + 12 - 13 + 14 - 15 + 16 - 17 + 18 - 19 + 20
= ( 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 20 ) - ( 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 +15 + 17 + 19 )
= 1 + 20 + ( 2 + 18 ) + ( 4 + 16 ) + ( 6 + 14 ) + ( 8 + 12 ) + 10 - [ ( 3 + 17 ) + ( 5 + 15 ) + ( 7 + 13 ) + ( 11 + 19 ) + 9 ]
= 21 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 10 - ( 20 + 20 + 20 + 30 + 9 )
= 111 - 99
= 12
c.12
1 + 2 - 3 + 4 - 5 + 6 - 7 + 8 - 9 + 10 - 11 + 12 - 13 + 14 - 15 + 16 - 17 + 18 - 19 + 20
= ( 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 20 ) - ( 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 +15 + 17 + 19 )
= 1 + 20 + ( 2 + 18 ) + ( 4 + 16 ) + ( 6 + 14 ) + ( 8 + 12 ) + 10 - [ ( 3 + 17 ) + ( 5 + 15 ) + ( 7 + 13 ) + ( 11 + 19 ) + 9 ]
= 21 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 10 - ( 20 + 20 + 20 + 30 + 9 )
= 111 - 99
= 12
Vậy ta chọn đáp án c,12
1 + 2 - 3 + 4 - 5 + ......... + 18 - 19 + 20 ( có 20 số )
= 1 + ( - 1 ) + ( - 1 ) + ......+ ( - 1 ) + 20 ( có 9 số - 1 )
= - 1 . 9 + 21
= - 9 + 21
= 12