Abe has a bag of marbles and wants to divide them into sets. The first set will have 2 marbles; the second set, 5; the third set, 8; the fourth set, 11; and so on. How many sets will he have if he starts with 40 marbles?

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8

Question

Abe has a bag of marbles and wants to divide them into sets. The first set will have 2 marbles; the second set, 5; the third set, 8; the fourth set, 11; and so on. How many sets will he have if he starts with 40 marbles?

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8

anonymous · Answer

a

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

It is not A. @ashmuise  Mind explaining?
so far he has 4 sets with 24 marbles, so how many marbles will set 5 will have ??
it goes by adding 3 more to each set

anonymous · Answer

i still dunno tbh.

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

It's Ok. That is why were here to help ya:) Mind answering this question?
the 4th set have 11 marbles so what is 11 + 3 ?

anonymous · Answer

14 but thats not an option ^ ._.

anonymous · Answer

@YanaSidlinskiy  i think its B ... am i right?

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Yes. Sorry we weren't done..With my question. And yes! That's what it is!!!

anonymous · Answer

thank you ! :D

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

:D You're Welcome!!:) ~Stay in touch with OpenStudy!!:)~