Jessica arranges a display of soup cans as shown. a. List the number of cans in the
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a. List the number of cans in the top row, the second row, the third row, and so on, down to the tenth row.
b. Write a recursive formula for the terms of the sequence in 9a.
c. If the cans are to be stacked 47 rows high, how many cans will it take to build the display?
d. If Jessica uses six cases (288 cans), how tall can she make the display?
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