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suppose that a biologist is watching a trail known for wildebeest migration. During the first minute, 24 wildebeests migrated past the biologist on the trail. Was hoping minute, the number increased by 3. How many wildebeests migrated past the biologist during the first 20 mins

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Answer:

=1050 wildebeests

Step-by-step explanation:

We can form an arithmetic series for the wildebeest migration.

Sₙ=n/2(2a+(n-1)d) where  n is the number of terms, d is the common difference and a is the first term.

a=24

n=20

d=3

Sₙ=(20/2)(2(24)+(20-1)3)

Sₙ=10(48+57)

=1050 wildebeests

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