Question

A set of telephone poles is stacked in a pile, 8 layers high. The top layer consists of 20 telephone

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 272 poles

Explanation:

We are given that:

The top layer has 20 poles, the next down one has 24 poles and the third one has 28 poles

We can note that each layer has 4 poles more that the one above it

Based on this, we can get the number of poles in each layer as follows:

Top layer has 20 poles

Second one has 20 + 4 = 24 poles

Third one has 24 + 4 = 28 poles

Fourth one has 28 + 4 = 32 poles

Fifth one has 32 + 4 = 36 poles

Sixth one has 36 + 4 = 40 poles

Seventh one has 40 + 4 = 44 poles

Eighth one has 44 + 4 = 48 poles

Now, we can get the total number of poles by adding the poles in all layers

This is done as follows:

Total number of poles = 20 + 24 + 28 + 32 + 36 + 40 + 44 + 48

Total number of poles = 272 poles

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