document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009790>Question 1009790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new bag of cat food weighs 18 pounds. At the end of each day, 0.5 pound of food is removed to feed the cats. Find the 30th term, and explain what it represents. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Index n, first term 18, common difference <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There will be a practical restriction.  n can be any whole number such that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3C=n%3C=37 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3C=n%3C=37\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try let n=30 for one of your questions. </SPAN>\n" );
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