Chapter 0, Problem 32PR

To determine

To write:a verbal rule to describe the given pattern and to find the tenth term.

Answer to Problem 32PR

The tenth term is 70 fishes

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Number of Tanks	Number of Fish
1	7
2	14
3	21

Calculation:

The pattern showed that as the number of tanks increases the number of fish increases by 7 more.

The verbal rule for the pattern is:

Seven times the number of tanks

Using this rule, the tenth term or the number of fishes in 10 tanks wouldbe:

  $7\times 10=70$

Conclusion:

Therefore, the tenth term is 70 fishes