Referring to the Fig, this sequence of toothpick figures has 6
toothpicks in Term 1, 11 toothpicks in Term 2, and 16 toothpicks in
Term 3. What rule can be used to find the number of toothpicks for
any term of the sequence?
a. term number × term number + 7
b. term number × 5
c. term number × 5 + 1
d. term number + 5