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Someone help please?-example-1
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d = 4n -2 \\d + 2 = 4n\\(1)/(4)d + (2)/(4) = n\\\\n = 0.25d + 0.5

For a 3-penny nail

n = 0.25d + 0.5\\ n = 0.25(3) + 0.5\\n = 0.75 +0.5\\\\n = 1.25

For a 6-penny nail

n = 0.25d + 0.5\\n = 0.25(6) + 0.5\\n = 1.5 + 0.5\\\\n = 2

For a 10-penny nail

n = 0.25d + 0.5\\n = 0.25(10) + 0.5\\n = 2.5 + 0.5\\\\n = 3

Hope that helped :)
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