SOLUTION: A man spent 10 days fishing. On each day he caught 4 fish more than the day before. Over 10 days he caught 200 fish. How many fish did he catch each day?

Question 807424: A man spent 10 days fishing. On each day he caught 4 fish more than the day before. Over 10 days he caught 200 fish. How many fish did he catch each day?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Say he caught fish the 1st day
2nd day:
3rd day:
4th day:
etc.
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day # . . . fish caught
1 . . . . 2
2 . . . . 6
3 . . . . 10
4 . . . . 14
5 . . . . 18
6 . . . . 22
7 . . . . 26
8 . . . . 30
9 . . . . 34
10 . . . 38
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total: . . 200
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