A sequence of numbers...

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A sequence of numbers is formed by multiplying the previous number by 3 and then subtracting 2. The first number in the sequence is 1. What is the fifth number in the sequence?

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  1. Rithvik15 November 2023 at 17:57

    We can work this out by writing out the sequence:
    1
    3(1) - 2 = 1
    3(1) - 2 = 1
    ...

    We can see that all values in the sequence are 1!

    This means that the fifth value in the sequence is 1 and that is our solution

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