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Tiara earned 10 dollars on her first day selling lemonade, and she was determined to earn 3 more dollars each day than she had made the day before. If she met this goal exactly, how much money did she earn, in total, for her first 20 days selling lemonade? A. $770 B.$520 C.$67 D. $70

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Tiara earned 10 dollars on her first day selling lemonade, and she was determined to earn 3 more dollars each day than she had made the day before. If she met this goal exactly, how much money did she earn, in total, for her first 20 days selling lemonade? A. $770 B.$520 C.$67 D. $70​

In this problem we have an arithmetic sequence

the first term is

a1=10

a2=10+3=13

a3=13+3=16

The common difference is d=3

The general expression is equal to

an=a1+d(n-1)

substitute the given values

an=10+3(n-1)

so

For n=20 days

substitute

a_20=10+3(20-1)

a_20=10+3(19)

a_20=$67

therefore

the answer is the option C

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