In a certain brick wall, each row of bricks above the bottom row contains one less brick than the row just below it. If there are 5 rows in all and a total of 200 bricks in the wall, how many bricks does the bottom row contain ?	Options:
A) 42
B) 35
C) 40
D) 33
E) 38
The bottom row has x bricks   x+x-1+x-2+x-3+x-4 = 200   5x-10=200   5x=190   x=38   Answer:38
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In a certain brick wall, each row of bricks above the bottom row contains one less brick than the row just below it. If there are 5 rows in all and a total of 200 bricks in the wall, how many bricks does the bottom row contain ?