SOLUTION: Read the problem in the box below. See if you can figure out the most logical answer. Mark is building a pyramid out of blocks. The top of his pyramid has 1 block, the second la

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Question 943461: Read the problem in the box below. See if you can figure out the most logical answer.
Mark is building a pyramid out of blocks. The top of his pyramid has 1 block, the second layer has 4 blocks, the third layer has 9 blocks, the fourth layer has 16 blocks, and the fifth layer has 25 blocks. If Mark decided to add a sixth layer to his pyramid, how many blocks would that layer have?
A. 36 blocks
B. 30 blocks
C. 38 blocks
D. 40 blocks

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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1,4,9,16,25 are perfect squares

The next perfect square is 36 (and notice how 6^2 = 36)

So the answer is A) 36