1. A party will have hexagonal tables placed together with space for one person on each
open side:

1 2 3…n

a. Complete this table showing the number of people P(n) who can sit at n tables.

b. Describe how the number of people who can sit at the tables changes with each
step.

c. Explain why P(3.2) does not make sense in this scenario.

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