document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=408663>Question 408663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3,8,13,18,.........................,5008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What term is the number 5008? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What term is the number 5008?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sequence is arithmetic with a = 3 and d = 8-3 = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + (n-1)d = 5008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + (n-1)5 = 5008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n-5 = 5005<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n = 5010<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 1002<BR>\n" );
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