SOLUTION: In a potato race,8 potatoes are placed 6 ft. apart on a straight line, the first being 6 ft from the basket.A contestants starts from the basket and puts one potato at a time into

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Question 812215: In a potato race,8 potatoes are placed 6 ft. apart on a straight line, the first being 6 ft from the basket.A contestants starts from the basket and puts one potato at a time into the basket.Find the total distance he must run in order to finish the race.
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by jidssssss(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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a1=6x2=12, n=8, d=12, an=a1+(n-1)d an=12+(8-1)(12)= 96
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S= 432 ft