document.write( "Question 695673: A total of $9,100 in prizes is awarded to the top 8 entries in a science project contest. The highest prize is $2,000. The differences between
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The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is
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\n" ); document.write( "\"S%5B8%5D+=+%288%2F2%29%28a%5B1%5D+%2B+a%5B8%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9100+=+4%282000+%2B+a%5B8%5D%29\", divide both sides by 4
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B8%5D+=+275\"
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