Several Logs Are Stored in a Pile with 32 Logs

question 1

Multiple Choice

Several logs are stored in a pile with 32 logs on the bottom layer, 31 on the second layer, 30 on the third layer, and so on. If the top layer has one log, how many logs are in the pile?

• A)527
• B)528
• C)496
• D)512
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Factory System

A method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor, characteristic of the Industrial Revolution, and significantly evolved from previous methods of manual and home-based production.

Power-Driven Machinery

Machines that operate using an external source of power, such as electricity, steam, or fuel, allowing for more efficient production processes in various industries.

Factory Town

A settlement where the main source of employment and community life centers around manufacturing plants or factories.

Voluntary Manumission

The act of a slave owner freeing their slaves of their own volition, without external compulsion, a practice that varied in its frequency and conditions throughout history.