1+2+3+4+5+.....+22= ?
1+2+22+21=46
3+4+20+19=46
5+6+18+17=46
7+8+16+15=46
9+10+14+13=46
11+12=23
46*5+23=230+23=253
There are of course many ways to do a question like this.
It could be done as the sum of an AP if you know about those. :)