An auctioneer is selling a painting at an auction. The bidding starts at $300 and increases $25 with each successive bid. Which rule represents the current price of the painting as an arithmetic sequence when b is the number of bids?
(1 point)
Responses
A(b) = 300 + 25b
A(b) = 300 – (b – 1)(25)
A(b) = 300 + (b – 1)(25)
A(b) = 300 + (b + 1)(25)
The correct answer is:
A(b) = 300 + (b – 1)(25)