Less than because if you subtract 11, 138 minus 9,405 you get the answer you get 1,733 and that is less than 2,000
Answer:
21 and 26 totaling 47sticks
Step-by-step explanation:
Th number of sticks form an arithmetic progression
1, 6, 11, 16...
The nth term of an arithmetic progression is expressed as;
Tn = a+(n-1)d
a is the first term = 1
d is the common difference
d = 6-1 = 11-6 = 5
n is the number of terms
The next two terms are the fifth and sixth term
T5 = 1+(5-1)5
T5 = 1+4(5)
T5 = 1+20
T5 = 21
T6 = 1+(6-1)5
T6 = 1+5(5)
T6 = 1+25
T6 = 26
Hence the number of sticks needed in the next two piles are 21 and 26 totaling 47sticks
The median is 20.7 if you order to least to greatest and find the middle number
