Asked by sh

Samuel builds four electromagnets and tests them by picking up paperclips. Here are his partial results.

Number of Paperclips Picked Up by Electromagnets with Different Coil Counts
Coils

Paperclips

8 2
16 7
24 11
30 ?
Which is the best prediction for the number of paperclips the electromagnet with 30 coils will pick up?

(1 point)
Responses

11 paperclips
11 paperclips

8 paperclips
8 paperclips

1 paperclip
1 paperclip

14 paperclips
14 paperclips

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
14 paperclips

Explanation: The increases in paperclips are 2 → 7 (+5) and 7 → 11 (+4). If the increases decrease by 1 each step, the next increase would be +3, so 11 + 3 = 14.