document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204114>Question 1204114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first and the last term of an arithmetic progression are -0.5 and 140.5 respectively. If the number of terms in the sequence is 48, find it's common difference  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between the first and last terms is 140.5-(-.5) = 141.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 48 terms in the sequence, which means the last term is 47 terms after the first.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The common difference in the sequence is then 141/47 = 3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 3<br><BR>\n" );
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