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In a flower bed, there are 51 plants in first row 48 plants in the second row 45 Plants in the third row and so on there are 12 plants in the last row. How many rows are there in the flower bed?

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Answer:

14 rows.

Explanation:

It could be any amount, but there is a clear pattern that follows "-3". Starting from 51 and ending at 12, let's subtract by 3.

51, 48, 45, 42, 39, 36, 33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, and 12.

There are 14 numbers; therefore, there are 14 rows.

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