One month, Henry's grandfather gives him a box of 523 baseball cards. Each month, starting the second month, Henry buys 24 baseball cards to add to this collection.

What is the explicit rule for the number of baseball cards Henry has in his collection after n months?

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One month, Henry's grandfather gives him a box of 523 baseball cards. Each month, starting the second month, Henry buys 24 baseball cards to add to this collection.

What is the explicit rule for the number of baseball cards Henry has in his collection after n months?

jhonyy9 · Answer

any idea ?

we know that there are  523 so will be

523 + ...

plus how many than he buys 24 cards every month ?

jhonyy9 · Answer

ok step by step

first month has 523 
second month 523 + 24 
3rd month 523 +24 +24 so 523 +2*24

and so much till 523 plus how many time 24 ?