SOLUTION: What is the 5017th number in the sequence? 3, 2, 8, 9, 3, 2, 8, 9, ..., ____

SOLUTION: What is the 5017th number in the sequence? 3, 2, 8, 9, 3, 2, 8, 9, ..., _____ Thanks for helping

Question 452758: What is the 5017th number in the sequence?
3, 2, 8, 9, 3, 2, 8, 9, ..., _____
Thanks for helping
Answer by ilana(307) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 4 terms that keep repeating. So any number divisible by 4 (4, 8, 12, 16, 20,...) will be 9. Which number near 5017 will that be? #5016. That means the 5017th number is the one right after, which will be 3.
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