In a certain brick wall, each row of bricks above the bottom row contains one less brick than the row just below it. If there are 5 rows in all and a total of 200 bricks in the wall, how many bricks does the bottom row contain ?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 42	B) 35	C) 40	D) 33	E) 38

Rationale: "the bottom row has x bricks x + x - 1 + x - 2 + x - 3 + x - 4 = 200 5 x - 10 = 200 5 x = 190 x = 38 answer : e"
Answer: E