A stack of bricks is arranged in rows so that the bottom row has 30 bricks

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Problem

A stack of bricks is arranged in rows so that the bottom row has 30 bricks, the next row has 28, and each successive row has 2 bricks fewer than the row below. If the top row has 2 bricks, how many bricks are in the entire stack? (a) 255255 (b) 240240 (c) 224224 (d) 238238

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