The arroyos are planning to build a brick patio that approximates the shape of a trapezoid. the shorter base of the trapezoid needs to start with a row of 5 bricks, and each row must increased by 2 bricks on each side until there are 25 rows. how many bricks do the arroyos need to buy? a. 1325 bricks c. 3125 bricks b. 1850 bricks d. 1575 bricks

Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. he has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack. pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar. let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce. one package of pasta is the right amount to go with one jar of pasta sauce. what is the best numbers of packages of pasta and jars of pasta sauce to buy for the food pantry? how many packages of pasta? how many jars of pasta sauce? explain your reasoning.