The sum of an 84 -number series is negative 7 comma 980 What is the sum of the first and last numbers?

For an arithmetic series, the sum equals the number of terms times the average of the first and last terms. Thus, the first and last numbers add to 2 × (−7,980) ÷ 84 = −190, so the answer is negative 190.0.

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