Cups often come packaged in one tall stack. A certain cup is 4 inches tall. when one 4-inch cup is stacked in another, the two cups measure 4.5 inches tall. when 3 cups are stacked, they measure 5 inches tall. How many stacked 4-inch cups will fit in a bag that is 12 inches tall? in a bag that is n inches tall?

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Zachariah Jacobson

31 December, 18:07

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Marilyn Adams · Answer 1

1 four inch cup and then the rest all add 0.5 in. so you would have 16 0.5 in. and 1 4 in. so 17 cups.