document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=925651>Question 925651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Which is the iterative rule for the sequence: 15.5, 13, 10.5, 8, 5.5, 3, …? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      a. an = 15.5 &#8722; 2.5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      b. an = 18 – 2.5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      c. an = 15.5 + 2.5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      d. an = 18 + 2.5n </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " a. an = 15.5 &#8722; 2.5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( " b. an = 18 – 2.5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( " c. an = 15.5 + 2.5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( " d. an = 18 + 2.5n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know the 1st term has n = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looking at the 1st term (15.5) you can see that \"a\" would be less than<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.5 for n = 1. So \"a\" is not the answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"c\" cannot be the answer because when n = 1, 15.5+2.5n is greater than 15.5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"d\" is greater than 18 for n = 1 so \"d\" is not the answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: The answer is \"b\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check it out.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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