2004 AMC 10A Problem 7


A grocer stacks oranges in a pyramid-like stack whose rectangular base is 55 oranges by 88 oranges. Each orange above the first level rests in a pocket formed by four oranges below. The stack is completed by a single row of oranges. How many oranges are in the stack?

(A) 96(B) 98(C) 100(D) 101(E) 134\mathrm{(A) \ } 96 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 98 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 100 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 101 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 134

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