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Brad Walked to the shore. There he saw 4 rocks lying side to side. Resting on the rocks were crabs. each rock had 2 more crabs than the rock to its left. There were 56 crabs in all. From left to right, how many crabs were on each rock

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Crabs on first rock=11 crabs

Crabs on second rock=13 crabs

Crabs on third rock=15 crabs

Crabs on fourth rock=17 crabs

Total crabs=11+13+15+17=56 crabs

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