document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330237>Question 330237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please walk me through this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plastic pipe is stacked so that the bottom row has 25 pipes, the next row has 24 pipes, the next row has 23 pipes, and so on until there is 1 pipe at the top of the stack. If a worker removes the top 17 rows of pipe, how many pieces of pipe will be left in the stack?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Edgar </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236674 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236674\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 25 rows of pipe. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 rows are removed which leaves rows 18 through 25.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=172 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=172\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pieces of pipe\r<BR>\n" );
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