James is stacking piles of bricks. He has 2 in the first row and then one more in each row after that. If there are 20 rows all together, how many bricks are in the pile?  Select the correct option
A) 22 B) 243 C) 255 D) 242 E) 2200
=2 + 3 + 4 + ... + 22   =1 + 2 +... + 22 - 1   =(22)(23)/2 - 1   =(11)(23)-1   =243 - 1= 
<gadget id="calculator">243 - 1</gadget>
<output>242</output>
242   Option 242
<result>D</result>
James is stacking piles of bricks. He has 2 in the first row and then one more in each row after that. If there are 20 rows all together, how many bricks are in the pile?