SOLUTION: A bus with 60 seats is coming down middlefield. At the first stop the bus picks up 3 passengers. At the second stop it picks up 5 passengers. After that, the number of passengers p

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Question 1101784: A bus with 60 seats is coming down middlefield. At the first stop the bus picks up 3 passengers. At the second stop it picks up 5 passengers. After that, the number of passengers picked up every stop is equal to the sum of the passengers picked up at the previous two stops. At what stop are the bus seats full?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The process of filling the bus seats is shown in this table


stops	n of pass.picked up	Accumulated total
1	        3	                3
2	        5	                8
3	        8	               16
4	       13	               29
5	       21	               50
6	       34	               84