SOLUTION: Give the 8th term in the sequence? 6 1/6,6 1/3, 6 1/2

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Question 150886: Give the 8th term in the sequence?
6 1/6,6 1/3, 6 1/2
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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It looks like the general formula would be
k+=+6+%2B+%281%2F6%29%2An
Where n= 1,2,3,4 ... etc
And k is the term in the sequence
So, if n+=+3
k+=+6+%2B+%281%2F6%29%2A3
k+=+6+%2B+%281%2F2%29
The 8th term would be
k+=+6+%2B+%281%2F6%29%2A8
k+=+6+%2B+%288%2F6%29
k+=+7+%2B+1%2F3
The 8th term is 7 1/3