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A reservoir has (780) litres of water on the first day and (35) litres less each next day. How much water remains on the (15)th day?

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Correct answer: (290)

The direct answer is Option C: 290 litres. This is an arithmetic progression because the amount changes by the same quantity every day. The first-day amount is the first term, so a=780. Since 35 litres are lost each day, the common difference is d=-35, not +35. To reach day 15 from day 1, there are 15-1=14 changes. Thus a15=a+(15-1)d=780+14(-35)=780-490=290 litres. Option C is correct. Option A, 260, results from an incorrect subtraction or wrong number of decreases. Option B, 280, also does not follow the AP formula. Option D, 310, is too large and may come from subtracting only 13 or 14 incorrectly. Do not subtract 35 fifteen times, because the first day already contains 780 litres. Memory cue: nth term equals first term plus n-1 changes.

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