Group 1: Group 2
1 : 3
Total amount of splits = 1 + 3 = 4
48/4 = 12
12 : 12+12+12
12 : 36
12 in pile 1 and 36 in pile 2.
Hmm, let's see. Well a triangle's dimensions add up to 180. If both sides given add up to 14. Simply subtract 180 by 14. You get, 166. If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me on that :)
First term: a1 = 151
common difference: d = -14 (we decrease by 14 each time, eg, 151-14 = 137)
nth term of this arithmetic sequence is...
an = a1+d(n-1)
an = 151+(-14)(n-1)
an = 151-14n+14
an = -14n+165
This will be used in the formula below
Sn = n*(a1+an)/2
<span>Sn = n*(151+(-14n+165))/2
</span><span>S26 = 26*(151+(-14*26+165))/2 ... replace every n with 26
</span>S26 = -624
The final answer here is choice C) -624
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The answer is fifteen yards
