A gardener builds paths using paying slabs laid out in a pattern as shown, with white slabs on each side - Maths - Simple Linear Equations

Question

A gardener builds paths using paying slabs laid out in a pattern as
shown, with white slabs on each side of a row of red slabs

(a) If n red slabs are used, how many white slabs are
needed?
(b) Another gardener puts a white slab at each end of the path as
shown below

If n red slabs are used, how many white slabs are needed?

Rishabh Mittal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student ,

Please find below the solution to the asked query :

a there are white slabs are twice of red slabs
so if there are n red slabsThen,No
 of white slabs=2nbThere are white slabs are 6 more than the twice of red slabs
So,No  of white slabs=2n+6
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