An arithmetic sequence has first term 5 and common difference 3. What is the 20th term?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: Use with , , . Step 2. . **Answer: . Why not the others:** going from term 1 to term 20 takes 19 steps, not 20, and the first term must be included.
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