Question

I need help with a 6th grade algebra question involving patterns

Answer 1

What is it?

Answer 2

Problems?

Answer 3

What is it ?

Answer 4

sigh

Answer 5

Here's the question: The first 50 terms of a pattern sum to 2000. a) Describe the pattern. b) Describe how you found the sum. c) Give the 100th term of the pattern. d) List all the patterns that you found.

Answer 6

anyone have some ideas?

Answer 7

If it's addition you can formulate something like this:
x + 2x + 3x + 4x...49x + 50x = 2000

The sum of numbers 1...n is obviously n * (n+1) / 2 in our case 50 * 51 / 2 = 1275.

1275x = 2000
x = ~1,5686274509803921568627450980392

Answer 8

Or something simpler, like this:
50x = 2000
x = 40

Answer 9

ok, so how do i turn x=40 into a pattern that the first 50 numbers = 2000?

Answer 10

The latter meaning you just add 40 for 50 times: 40 + 40 + 40.... = 2000

So adding 40 100 times would be 4000.

Answer 11

hmm, that works

Answer 12

thank you