Mencahot 106a ~ Gauss, Tosafot, and the Sum of Consecutive Numbers

A mincha offering is accompanied by a minimum of a one- issaron measure of flour. But a mincha can also be accompanied by a multiple of that number, up to a maximum of 60 issronot . What happens if a person vows to bring a specific number of isranot of flour to accompany a mincha offering but cannot recall how many he had in mind? What number of issronot of flour should he offer? Well it’s a bit…