Question

Tom had a platter of chocolate wafers. He ate five (5) of them and gave his brother three (3), he then handed them to his ball team of eight (8) players. The first player took one (1), the second player took three (3), the third player took five (5) and so on. When the last player took his, the platter was empty. How many chocolate wafers did Tom start with?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tom started with 5+3+1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15=72

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

5 +3 +1 +3 +5 +7 +9 +11 +13 +15

= 72

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Another aspect is that tom and his brother may be the part of ball team in that case answer will be =64..

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