document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980367>Question 980367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a sequence, each term after the first is four more than three times the pervious terms. The fifth term is 403. What is the first term? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "403 - 4 = 399/3 = 133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "133 - 4 = 129/3 = 43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43  - 4 = 39/3  = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13  - 4 = 9/3   = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, first term = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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