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There is a garden with n flowers. A person picks 2 flowers on Monday, it is replaced by 5 flowers on Tuesday. On Tuesday he picks 3 flowers, it is replaced by 7 flowers , …. Find the final number of flowers in the garden on Sunday.There is a garden with n flowers. A person picks 2 flowers on Monday, it is replaced by 5 flowers on Tuesday. On Tuesday he picks 3 flowers, it is replaced by 7 flowers , …. Find the final number of flowers in the garden on Sunday.
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The solution is as follows - means the flowers are plucked + means the flowers are replaced Mon : -2 Tue : +5 -3 Wed : +7 -4 Thur: +9 -5 Fri : +11 -6 Sat : +13 -7 Sun: +15 -8 So Total number of flowers on sunday morning will be = n +5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 = n + 18 Hope it helps!
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