Pearls Pearls Pearls
Algebra
Level
3
expensive of all.
Starting from one end, each pearl is worth $100 more than the one before, up to and including the middle pearl.
From the other end, each pearl is worth $150 more than the one before, up to and including the middle pearl.
The string of pearls is worth $65,000. What is the value of the middle pearl?
by
Satyen Nabar