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In a staircase, the number of bricks is (3, 6, 9, ...). How many bricks will be used in the first 12 levels?

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Correct answer: 234

This is an application of the sum of an arithmetic progression. The numbers of bricks in successive levels are 3, 6, 9, ..., so the first term is a = 3, the common difference is d = 3, and the number of levels is n = 12. The twelfth level contains 3 + 11 × 3 = 36 bricks. Therefore the total is S_12 = 12/2[2(3) + (12 - 1)(3)] = 6(6 + 33) = 6 × 39 = 234. Another interpretation is that the amounts are 3 times the first 12 natural numbers, so the total is 3 × [12 × 13/2] = 234. Hence option D is correct; the other options result from undercounting levels or miscalculating the final term.

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