If jake wants to buy 480 pounds (p) of apples, how many cases(c) does he need to order. p=24c

Hence, he need to order 20 crates if he buy 480 pounds of apples.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are asked to find the number of cases(c) he need to order for a 480 pounds of apples.

i.e. we are asked to find the value of c when the value of p is: 480

We are given a expression that represents the relationship between p and c is given by:

                      p=24c

now we put p=480

480=24c

⇒   c=480/24

⇒  c=20

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for