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A row of tiny red beads is placed at the beginning and at the end of a 20‐centimeter bookmark.

A row of the same beads is also placed every 4 millimeters along the bookmark.
How many rows of the beads are used on the bookmark?

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Answer:

51 rows

Explanation:

Given

Length of bookmark = 20cm

Distance between beads = 4mm

Required

Number of rows of beads

First, the distance between the rows of beads must be converted to cm

if 1mm = 0.1cm

then

4mm = 4*0.1cm

4mm = 0.4 cm

This means that each row of beads is placed at 0.4 cm mark.

The distance between each row follows an arithmetic progression and it can be solved as follows;


T_n = a + (n-1)d

Where
Tn = 20cm (The last term)


a = 0 cm (The first term)


d = 0.4cm (The distance between each row of beads)

n = ?? (number of rows)

Solving for n; we have the following;


T_n = a + (n-1)d becomes


20 = 0 + (n-1)0.4


20 = (n-1)0.4

DIvide both sides by 0.4


(20)/(0.4) = ((n-1)0.4)/(0.4)


50 = (n-1)


50 = n-1

Add 1 to both sides


50 + 1= n-1 + 1


n = 51

Hence, the number of rows of beads is 51

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