document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160490>Question 1160490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> __,10, 35, 97, 220,__\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)1  334<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)2  360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)4  434<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)6  626<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E)8  724\r<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 #783784 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=783784\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem, and ALL problems like it, are invalid.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no way, given just the sequence of numbers and no other information, to know what \"the correct\" answer is.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "All of the answer choices will produce valid sequences.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And any other numbers for the first and sixth terms of the sequence would produce valid sequences.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no mathematics involved in solving a problem like this; it is only a guessing game -- trying to guess what pattern (if any!) the author of the problem used to create the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Spend as much (or as little!) time as you want looking for a \"nice\" pattern which produces the given numbers, which you can then use to predict the first and sixth terms.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But realize that any time and effort you put into finding a \"nice\" solution might not give you the \"right\" answer....<br><BR>\n" );
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