Question

Determine whether the problem should be solved using the formula for an arithmetic sequence, arithmetic series, geometric sequence, or geometric series. Explain your answer in complete sentences. You do not need to solve.
A local grocery store stacks the soup cans in such a way that each row has 2 fewer cans than
the row below it. If there are 32 cans on the bottom row, how many total cans are on the bottom 14 rows?

Answer 1

If you need to sum, it's a series. If there is a fixed difference between elements of the series, it's arithmetic.

Answer 2

Thank You!

Answer 3

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