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Maiwa sold 15 cups of smoothies on the first day. Each day, she sold 8 more cups than the previous day. How many cups did Maiwa sell on the fourth day?

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Answer

39 cups\text{39 cups}

Step-by-step solution

2 steps
  1. Identify the first term and the common difference.

    The number of cups sold on the first day is the first term, a1a_1.
    The increase in cups sold each subsequent day is the common difference, dd.

    a1=15 cupsa_1 = 15 \text{ cups} d=8 cupsd = 8 \text{ cups}
  2. Use the formula for the nn-th term of an arithmetic progression.

    The formula for the nn-th term is an=a1+(n−1)da_n = a_1 + (n-1)d. We need to find the number of cups sold on the fourth day, so n=4n=4.

    a4=a1+(4−1)da_4 = a_1 + (4-1)d a4=15+(3)×8a_4 = 15 + (3) \times 8 a4=15+24a_4 = 15 + 24 a4=39a_4 = 39

    Maiwa sold 39 cups on the fourth day.

    The final answer is 39 cups\text{39 cups}.

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