<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 A set of consecutive positive integers beginning with 1 is written on a blackboard. One number is erased. The average (arithmetic mean) of the remaining numbers is 35 7/17. What is the value of the erased number? Express your answer as a single integer. Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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A set of consecutive positive integers beginning with 1 is written on a blackboard. One number is erased. The average (arithmetic mean) of the remaining numbers is 35 7/17. What is the value of the erased number? Express your answer as a single integer.
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