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Algebra.Com's Answer #324377 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 100 stones are placed on the ground 3 feet apart, the first being 3 feet from the basket and all of the stones are in a straight line, how far does a person travel who starts from the basket and bring the stone to it one by one? - did not match any documents. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Procedure: Start with one stone; increase # of stones till you see a pattern. \n" ); document.write( "1stone......3+3 ft = 2*3 \n" ); document.write( "2stone......(3+3)+(6+6)= 2*3+2*2*3 \n" ); document.write( "3stone......2*3+2*6+2*9 \n" ); document.write( "4stones.....2*3+2*6+2*9+2*12 = 2(1+2+3+4)3 = 6(1+2+3+4) \n" ); document.write( "----\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "100stones....6(1+2+3...+100) 6*(100/2)(101) = 6*50*101 = 30300 ft. \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |