A group conducted a survey of 13,000 brides and grooms married in the United States and found that the average cost of a wedding is $23,858. Assume that the cost of a wedding is normally distributed with a mean of $23,858 and a standard deviation of $5,500.

486in is correct

step-by-step explanation:

answer: - (a)

(b) 88 seats

step-by-step explanation:

given: in an auditorium, there are 22 seats in the first row and 28 seats in the second row.

thus first term=

second term=

the number of seats in a row continues to increase by 6 with each additional row.

⇒d= 6

a) given formula :

b)   let the number of seats (n) = 12

substitute n=12 in the explicit rule formed in (a)

∴there are 88 seats in 12 rows.