SOLUTION: what is the equation and answer for 11/2,25/6,17/6,3/2,1/6

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The answer for this series of fractions is (-1 1/3)
therefore the equation to find the n th term in the sequence is
n=11/2-(1 1/3)(n-1) or the 5 th term is 11/2-(1 1/3)*4 or 11/2-5 1/3
5 1/2 -5 1/3= 5 3/6-5 2/6=1/6