A hardware store owner has 1,152 screws. If she wants to put them in packages of 32, how many packages can she make?
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Answer:
a) 32
b)
Step-by-step Explanation:
Initial pattern has 7 sticks.
Second one has 7+5 sticks.
Third has 7+5+5 sticks.
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Sixth has 7+5+5+5+5+5=32 sticks.
$n^{th}$ has $7+ 5(n-1)$ sticks.