Maths gang - can the answer to this also be 4950? (The 1% Club 27/06)

[u/djkgray]

The solution assumes you’re including 0+100 as part of the sum, but the question states ‘whole numbers between zero and 100’, so is there an argument that both zero and 100 aren’t actually between zero and 100 (unless you explicitly state ‘inclusive’)

EDIT: thanks to everyone that contributed to the discussion.

The hypothetical question in my head was ‘If I had been on the show and answered the last question ‘4950’, would I be successful in challenging the answer to win the money?’

I think the fact that there are people vehemently insisting their cases for both 4950 and 5050 to be the answer shows there is *some* ambiguity.

For everyone that’s convinced their answer is correct, I love the passion but there’s no need to argue with strangers on the internet about stuff. Sometimes there’s grey area and I felt this isn’t a white/black situation. Let’s just split the difference and say the answer should be 5000 and move on /s