SOLUTION: Roll of insulation are selected so that each layer after the first has 6 fewer rolls than the previous layer. How many total rolls of insulation are there of there are 5 layers in

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Question 1170402: Roll of insulation are selected so that each layer after the first has 6 fewer rolls than the previous layer. How many total rolls of insulation are there of there are 5 layers in total?
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


No information is given about the number of rolls in the first (or any other) layer; so the question can't be answered.


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