SOLUTION: Five jars contain a total of 200 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy are in each jar if each jar contains 2 more pieces than the previous jar?

Question 989293: Five jars contain a total of 200 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy are in each jar if each jar contains 2 more pieces than the previous jar?

Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, greenestamps:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
pieces of candy: n, n+2, n+4, n+6, n+8

n + (n+2) + (n+4) + (n+6) + (n+8) = 200
5n + 20 = 200
5n = 180
n = 36
pieces in each jar: 36, 38, 40, 42, 44
Answer by greenestamps(13196) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The numbers form an arithmetic progression, so the third (middle) jar contains the average number of candies of all the jars.

So the "middle" jar has 200/5=40 pieces.

Then since each jar has 2 more than the previous one, the numbers of candies in the jars are 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44.

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