document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313393>Question 313393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Martin ate 100 cookies in five days. Each day he ate 6 more than the day before. How many cookies did he eat on the first day? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Arithmetic series with S(5)=100 and d = 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find a(1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula: S(n) = a(1)+(n-1)d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 = a(1) + 4*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1) = 74<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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