The pages of a report are numbered consecutively from 1 to 8. If the sum of the page numbers up to and including page number x of the report is equal to six less than the sum of the page numbers following page number x, then x = Choose the correct choice from the following.
A) 5  B) 6  C) 4  D) 3  E) 2
sum of the first few numbers =1+2+3+4 +5 +6= 
<gadget id="calculator">1+2+3+4 +5 +6</gadget>
<output>21</output>
21   sum of the last few= 7 +8= 
<gadget id="calculator">7 +8</gadget>
<output>15</output>
15 page no.6 answer .6
<result>B</result>
The pages of a report are numbered consecutively from 1 to 8. If the sum of the page numbers up to and including page number x of the report is equal to six less than the sum of the page numbers following page number x, then x =