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-A boxer takes 3 drinks of water after each of the first three rounds of a championship fight. After the fourth round he increases the number of drinks by 1. If he continues to increase his drinks by 1
After each round, how many drinks will he take between the 14th and 15th rounds?
A)12 drinks
B)13 drinks
C)15 drinks
D)14 drinks

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The pattern of drinks increases by 1 after the fourth round. For the first three rounds, he takes 3 drinks each, so for rounds 1, 2, 3, he takes 3 drinks. After the fourth round, he takes 4 drinks, and then increases by 1 drink after each subsequent round. Therefore, by the 14th round, he will be taking 3 drinks + (14 - 3) = 14 drinks, since he started increasing from the 4th round.

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