document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1080966>Question 1080966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Before I can open my gym locker, I must remember the combination. Two of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers of this three-term sequence are 17 and 24, but I have forgotten the third, and do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not know which is which. There are 40 possibilities for the third number. At ten seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "per try, at most how long will it take me to test every possibility? The answer is not 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "minutes! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695048 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=695048\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since there are 40 possibilities for the 3rd number, and given 10 seconds per try, you have 40 x 10, or 400 seconds to try them all; given that you already know the 1st and 2nd numbers. 400 seconds=6 mins.,40 secs.. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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