SOLUTION: Pat ate a total of 100 peanuts over a period of 5 days. Each day she ate 6 more peanuts than on the previous day. How many peanuts did Pat ate at the first day?
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Question 271140: Pat ate a total of 100 peanuts over a period of 5 days. Each day she ate 6 more peanuts than on the previous day. How many peanuts did Pat ate at the first day? Found 2 solutions by Greenfinch, richwmiller:Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If she ate X on day 1, she ate X + 6 on day 2 up to X + 24.
Total extra is 6 + 12+ 18+ 24 = 60
So 5X = 40
X= 8
