"In a display window, a grocer wishes to place boxes of detergent in pyramid form so that the bottom row (first row) contains 15 boxes, the next row contains 14 boxes, the next row contains 13 boxes, and so on, with one box on top.' 1. What type of sequence represent the problem? 2. What is the model equation for the problem? (Let y be the number of boxes and x be the order of the row.) 3. How many boxes

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Section5.6: Exponential And Logarithmic Equations
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"In a display window, a grocer wishes to place boxes of detergent in pyramid form so that the bottom row (first row) contains 15 boxes, the next row contains 14 boxes, the next row contains 13 boxes, and so on, with one box on top.' 1. What type of sequence represent the problem? 2. What is the model equation for the problem? (Let y be the number of boxes and x be the order of the row.) 3. How many boxes are there in the 10th row? 4. There will be 3 boxes in what row? 5. How many boxes of detergent are necessary for the pyramid?

 

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