Confused :/
A maple tree loses 384 leaves during the first week of fall, and 1.5 times as many on each successive week. At the end of 7 weeks, all the leaves have fallen. How many leaves fell from the tree?

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Confused :/ 
A maple tree loses 384 leaves during the first week of fall, and 1.5 times as many on each successive week. At the end of 7 weeks, all the leaves have fallen. How many leaves fell from the tree?

hero · Answer

All you have to do is just 384 + 384*1.5x

x = week

hero · Answer

so 384 + 384*1.5(7) = ?

(Fill in the question mark)

anonymous · Answer

4416?

hero · Answer

Yes, 4416 leaves have fallen off the tree after 7 weeks.

anonymous · Answer

Hmmm... O.k. Thank you Hero! :)