A Pile of Logs Has 28 Logs in the Bottom

question 33

Multiple Choice

A pile of logs has 28 logs in the bottom layer, 27 in the second layer, 26 in the third, and so on. The top layer contains 20 logs. Find the total number of logs in the pile.

• A)212 logs
• B)432 logs
• C)217 logs
• D)214 logs
• E)216 logs

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