Sorry. That's not enough information to pin-point just one solution. __, 3,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__,__ There are trillions of ways to fill those blanks. One way is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33 Another way is 0, 3, 6, 9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48 Another way is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 Another way is: -3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3, 3,-3 Another way is 4, 3, 0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7,-8,-9,-10,-11,-12,-13,-14 etc., etc., etc. All those have 3 as the 2nd term, and all have 17 terms. You have left out something that is necessary for the problem just to have one solution. Tell us what it is in the thank-you note form below and we'll get back to you. But you must be given a sum of terms, or another term, or something. Also you must be given whether it is an arithmetic or a geometric sequence. Edwin