A lumberman stacks planks of wood, starting with 30 planks in a row. Each row he stacks has one less plank than the row below it. The last row he stacks has 15 planks. How many rows of planks has he stacked?
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OpenStudy (mkapad01):
I would start with an equation and plug in 15
OpenStudy (mkapad01):
30-1(n-1)=15
OpenStudy (mkapad01):
solve for this
OpenStudy (anonymous):
a=12 c=16 d=18
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OpenStudy (mkapad01):
16
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OpenStudy (mkapad01):
subtract 30 to the other side which than is -15, divide -1 and lastly add 1
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i got it
itss 16
OpenStudy (mkapad01):
awesome :)
OpenStudy (mkapad01):
good luck
OpenStudy (anonymous):
thank so much bro
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@mkapad01 can u help me with functions ?
OpenStudy (mkapad01):
sure, I'll try
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Dean and Tara are photographers. They take pictures of seniors for high school yearbooks. They charge a standard fee for taking the pictures. There's also a charge for each set of prints ordered. So the number of sets of prints determines the total cost.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
let s
stand for the sets of prints ordered. Write the rule that describes a student's total cost.
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OpenStudy (mkapad01):
is this all they give you?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah
OpenStudy (mkapad01):
is it okay to use many more variables
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OpenStudy (mkapad01):
1+2s(n-1)=students total cost
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