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Runs of Six

Difficulty: Easy · Topics: Discrete Mathematics, Counting Principle

The natural numbers from 1 to 40 are written in a row of boxes from left to right:

boxed1\ boxed2\ boxed3\ ·s\ boxed39\ boxed40

The sum of n numbers in consecutive boxes is called an n-run . How many different 6-runs can be formed?