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on her first day of work, mia sold one straw hat. on day two, she sold three straw hats. on day three, she sold five straw hats, on each succeeding day, she sold two more straw hats than she had sold on the previous day. how many straw hats in total had mia sold after working 40 days?

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michell96

If Mia sold 2 more hats on each suceeding day, after working 40 days it is expected Mia had sold a total of 1523 hats.

How many hats will Mia sell everyday?

Day: Hats

  • 1 = 1
  • 2=3
  • 3 = 5
  • 4=7
  • 5= 9
  • 6=11
  • 7= 13
  • 8= 15
  • 9=17
  • 10=19
  • 11= 21
  • 12=23
  • 13= 25
  • among others

You can notice the number of hats she will sell follow a pattern as there are only sequential odd numbers.

How many hats will Mia sell in total?

By following the sequence let's add the hats she will sell everyday:

  • 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 + 21 + 23 + 25 + 27 + 29 + 31 + 33 + 35 + 37 + 39 + 41 + 43 + 45 + 47 + 49 + 51 + 53 + 55 + 57 + 59 + 61 + 63 + 65 + 67 + 69 + 71 + 73 + 75 + 79 = 1523

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