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document.write( "The first winner in a lottery get #2000 while subsequent winners get #50 less than the preceeding winner. how much does the 20th position get?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t20 =?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tn = a+(n-1)d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t20 = 2000+(19)(-50)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t20 = 2000 -950\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t20 = 1050\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 20th position gets 1050\r<BR>\n" );
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