document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064435>Question 1064435</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Be sure to show your work and explain your work.  Share your thoughts on how you discovered the 100th number in the sequence.  Also note that you do not need a formula or prior knowledge to answer the questions posed.  If you use a formula, you will have to explain why the formula works.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Pattern :         26,    21,    16,    ____, ____, ____ \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " CHALLENGE:  Can you identify the \"nth\" step of the sequence? (The challenge will not count against you this week, but in future problems you will be identifying the \"nth\" step in our patterns.  Give it a try.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #679493 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=679493\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Subtraction of 5 to reach each successive term. </SPAN>\n" );
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