Question

Johns mother sent him to the store to get 9 large cans of peaches. john could only carry 2 cans a time .how many trips to the store did john have to make?

Answer 1

John has to make 5 trips to the store if he could carry 2 cans at a time....

Answer 2

John makes 5 trips to the store to get 9 cans of peaches.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem contains a sequence of terms in which John makes trips to the store.

In the first trip, John carries 2 cans of peaches at a time in which number of cans = 2

In the second trip, John carries 2 more cans of peaches in which number of cans at the end of second trip = 2+2 = 4

In the third trip, John carries 2 more cans of peaches from the store in which number of cans at the end of 3rd trip = 2+2+2 = 6

In the fourth trip, John carries 2 more cans of peaches from the store in which number of cans at the end of 4th trip = 2+2+2+2 = 8

John needs to carry 9 cans on the whole, so he needs to make one more trip to the store

In the fifth trip, John carries 1 more can of peaches in which number of at the end of 5th trip = 2+2+2+2+1 = 9