what is the 100th term of 5n-1

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wakeupandsmellthecoffee · 12/09/2012 16:14

How the dickens dobI find outvthevanswer .

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wakeupandsmellthecoffee · 12/09/2012 16:15

Find out the answer doh

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CailinDana · 12/09/2012 16:19

Where n is an...? Integer I presume?

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wakeupandsmellthecoffee · 12/09/2012 16:20

Help please. Any more info or am I being thick.

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CailinDana · 12/09/2012 16:21

Presuming it's a straightforward sequence of integers then the 100th term is 5(100)-1 = 500-1= 499.

pegster · 12/09/2012 16:22

Is the 100th term when n=100 in which case it is 499

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wakeupandsmellthecoffee · 12/09/2012 16:23

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musicmadness · 12/09/2012 16:24

Substitute n=100 into the equation, so in this case the answer is 499. That works to find out any term.

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