Suppose that in one week, 150 fake news articles are published on a website. The second week, 180 fake news articles are published, and in the third week, 216 fake news articles are published. Assuming that the number of fake news articles published follows a consistent pattern of growth, how many articles will be published during the 20th week? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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Micah Gilbert

1 March, 15:45

Suppose that in one week, 150 fake news articles are published on a website. The second week, 180 fake news articles are published, and in the third week, 216 fake news articles are published. Assuming that the number of fake news articles published follows a consistent pattern of growth, how many articles will be published during the 20th week? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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Cory Gilmore · Answer 1

Here is the sequence:

Days FN D: FN = Fake News, D (difference)

1 150

2 180 30

3 216 36

4 258 42

5 306 48

6 360 54

7 420 60

8 486 66

9 558 72

10 636 78

11 720 84

12 810 90

13 906 96

14 1008 102

15 1116 108

16 1230 114

17 1350 120

18 1476 126

19 1608 132

20 1746 138

The answer would be 1746 fake news after 20 days.