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DAVID HAD 1 BUG IN HIS INSECT COLLECTION ON MONDAY, 3 BUGS ON TUESDAY, 6 BUGS ON WEDNESDAY, AND 10 BUGS ON THURSDAY. iF THE PATTERN CONTINUES, HOW MANY BUGS WILL HE HAVE IN HIS COLLECTION ON SATURDAY?

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Answer:

there are 21 bugs on Saturday

User Bembo
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The amount by which the bugs increase increases by 1 each time.

So the sequence goes:

1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28...

So there are 21 bugs on Saturday
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