document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883183>Question 883183</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Review the series:  XVII, 3, XV, 5, XIII, 7, ......, and find the the last number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  IX<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B)  9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C)  VII<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D)  8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show the work on how you found the answer. Thank you so much! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #590069 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><B>EdenWolf(517)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=EdenWolf><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=590069\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> XVII is 17.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "XV is 15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "XIII is 13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the series goes like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17,3,15,5,13,7,....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The next number in the series would be 9, but by the pattern it should be a roman numeral next. IX is 9, so the answer is A) IX. </SPAN>\n" );
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