SOLUTION: Given a pattern of {8;11;14} can the total number of blocks ever be a multiple of 10? Explain

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Question 754387: Given a pattern of {8;11;14} can the total number of blocks ever be a multiple of 10? Explain
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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To get from 8 to 11 we have to add 3
To get from 11 to 14 we have to add 3
The next number will be found by adding 3 to 14, getting 17

8                <--  8 is not divisible by 10
8+11 = 19        <-- 19 is not divisible by 10
8+11+14 = 33     <-- 33 is not divisible by 10
8+11+14+17 = 50  <-- 50 IS DIVISIBLE BY 10.


So adding the very next number, 17, gives 50, a multiple of 10.

Edwin