A wall clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock, and so on. How many total strikes does it make from 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock inclusive?
10
Adding the strikes for each hour: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10.
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