Note that to put in the first post and return, she walks 2 * 2 m = 4m = 4 (1) m
And the total distance she walks to put in the second post is 2 * 4m = 8m = 4 (2) m
And the distance she walks to put in the third post is 2 * 6m = 12m = 4 (3) m
So....to put in N posits...it appears that the total distance waked is
4 ( 1 + 2 + 3 + ......+ N ) m
And the sum of the first positive N integers can be expressed as (N /2) * (N + 1)
So...the total distance she walks (in meters) for 200 posts is :
4 [ (200/2) (201) ] = 2 (200)(201) = 80, 400 m
Converting this to kilometers, she walks 80,400 / 1000 =
80.4 km !!! that's a lot of walking !!!
