Question

Am I right or not?

Marissa collects seashells. Each day she collects one more shell than the previous day. Marissa records the total number of seashells in her collection at the end of each day.

Day Number of Seashells Each Day
1 4
2 9
3 15
4 22
5 30
If the pattern continues, what will be the first day Marissa has more than 50 seashells in her collection?


A.
Day 6

B.
Day 7

C.
Day 8

D.
Day 9

I got Day 8.
Am I correct?

Answer 1

Yes.

Answer 2

Thank you.