Darcy deposited $390 into a savings account. as long as the account balance remains at or above $150, she does not have to pay a service fee for the account. for how many months can she withdraw $40 a month without having to pay service fees? a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 9

C. 6

Step-by-step explanation:

i think it is 18

step-by-step explanation:

, 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