a,2A=8+23+24+25+............+221
2A-A=(8+23+24+25+...........+221)-(4+22+23+24+.............+220)
A=(8+23+221)-(4+22)
A=8+8+221-4-4
A=4+4+221
A=23+221
b,(x+1)+(x+2)+.............+(x+100)=5750
=>x+1+x+2+...........+x+100=5750
=>100x+(1+2+............+100)=5750
=>100x+\(\frac{100.\left(100+1\right)}{2}\)=5750
=>100x+5050=5750
=>100x=5750-5050
=>100x=700
=>x=700:100
=>x=7