Question

Caroline is training for a swim meet. The graph shows the number of laps per day she swims each week. If she stays with this training pattern, how many laps per day will Caroline swim in week 8? a. 20 laps/day 40 laps/day b. 12 lapys/day d. 36 laps/day

Answer 1

`W1=1\text{ lap}`
`W2=W1+2=1+2=3`
`W3=W2+3=3+3=6`
`W4=W3+4=6+4=10`
`W5=W4+5=10+5=15`
`W6=W5+6=15+6=21`
`W7=W6+7=21+7=28`
`W8=W7+8=28+8=36`