SOLUTION: a flock of seagulls initially has 3 birds each week the same number of seagulls joins the flock in the 11th week there are 47 seagulls in the flock what function s(n) can be used t

Question 1058866: a flock of seagulls initially has 3 birds each week the same number of seagulls joins the flock in the 11th week there are 47 seagulls in the flock what function s(n) can be used to determine the number of seagulls in any week n
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The flock originally has 3 birds. After 11 weeks, there are 47. This is a gain of 44 birds, divided by 11 weeks, giving a net gain of 4 birds/week. So, for n seagulls, and w weeks, we have:
N=3+4w. ☺☺☺☺
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