SOLUTION: Find the number of terms in this sequence 12;7;2;....-203

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Question 843121: Find the number of terms in this sequence 12;7;2;....-203
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi
sequence 12,7,2,....-203
Arithemetic, d = -5


12 - -5n + 5 = -203
-5n = -220
n = 44, the number of terms in this sequence
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12 + 43•(-5) = -203
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