Five holes are drilled in a circular steel plate. There are 210 degrees between hole 1 and hole 5. The number of degrees between any two consecutive holes doubles in going from hole 1 to hole 5. Let $\displaystyle {x}$ represent the degrees between hole 1 and hole 2.

(A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use $\displaystyle {x}$ as your variable.

The equation is
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(B) Solve your equation in part (A) to find the degrees between hole 1 and hole 2.

Answer: degrees

(C) Find the degrees between hole 3 and hole 4.

Answer: degrees