SOLUTION: A lumberjack has 4n + 110 logs in a pile consisting of n layers. Each layer has two more logs than the layer directly above it. If the top layer has six logs, how many layers are t
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Question 638494: A lumberjack has 4n + 110 logs in a pile consisting of n layers. Each layer has two more logs than the layer directly above it. If the top layer has six logs, how many layers are there? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The formula for the total logs in the pile of layers with logs on top seems to
be
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Since there are logs in the pile,
Looking at this, I get ( reject the negative result )
There are 10 layers
check:
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