SOLUTION: Hi a row of 865 trees was planted. Between the first and second tree 2 flowers were planted. Between the second and third trees 1 flowerwas planted. Between the third and fourth

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Question 1079400: Hi
a row of 865 trees was planted. Between the first and second tree 2 flowers were planted. Between the second and third trees 1 flowerwas planted. Between the third and fourth tree 2 flowers were planted, and so on to the end of the row. How many flowers were planted.
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A row of 865 trees has 864 spaces between trees.
In the pattern given, 2 consecutive spaces have 2 + 1 = 3 flowers planted.
There are 432 = 864 ÷ 2 pairs of spaces in the 864 spaces between trees.
That means 432×3 = 1296 flowers.