Question

A weightlifter begins his routine by benching 100 pounds and increases the weight by 30 pounds for each set. If he does 10 repetitions in each set, what is the total weight lifted after 5 sets?

Short answer

Total weight lifted after 5 sets is 8000 pounds.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given Information

A weightlifter begins his routine by benching 100 pounds and increases the weight by 30 pounds for each set. If he does 10 repetitions in each set. We need to find total weight lifted after 5 sets.

Step 2. Finding total weights

Set 1.

Set	Weight	Repetitions	Total weights
Set 1	100	10	1000
Set 2	130	10	1300
Set 3	160	10	1600
Set 4	190	10	1900
Set 5	220	10	2200

Add last column to get total weights,

$1000+1300+1600+1900+2200=8000$