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PLEASE HELP!!!After a gas-filled balloon is released, it rises 90 feet by the end of the first minute. By the end of the second minute, the balloon rises 120 feet, and by the end of the third minute, it rises 150 feet. How many feet would the balloon rise in 8 minutes?. a.. . 300. . c.. . 390. b.. . 330. . d.. . 660

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A. 300 feet

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The situation is an example of an arithmetic progression through the data 90, 120, 150, .. . In this case, the arithmetic difference is 30. The expression that applies here is an = 90 + 30 * (n - 1) where n is the order of the term to be determined. If n is 8, then  the height is equal to a. 300 feet.
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