A library adds 150 new books in the first year and increases this number by 20 each…

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Problem

A library adds 150 new books in the first year and increases this number by 20 each subsequent year. If the number of books added in the last year of this plan is 290, how many books were added in total during the plan? (a) 2 3202\,320 (b) 1 5401\,540 (c) 1 7601\,760 (d) 3 5203\,520

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