Question

The nth term of a sequence can be described by the expression three n minus two . What is the fiftieth term?
Answer

forty-eight

fifty

fifty-five

one hundred forty-eight

Answer 1

\[n^{th}~term=3n-2\]\[15^{th}~term=3(15)-2\]\[15^{th}~term=30-2\]\[15^{th}~term=~?\]

Answer 2

in my land...fifty usually means 50....

Answer 3

substitute 50 into the n of 3n - 2

so just do 3(50) - 2 and you'll get your answer

got it?

Answer 4

oh sorry i read that wrong :\

Answer 5

haha happens to the best of us =))

Answer 6

I wish I could give you both medals..

Answer 7

It's fine. :)

Answer 8

Which expression results from applying the Identity Property of Multiplication to five u plus five v plus eight v plus v plus ten to get an equivalent expression?
Answer

five u plus five v plus nine v plus ten

five u plus v times the quantity five plus eight end quantity plus v plus ten

five times the quantity u plus v end quantity plus eight v plus v plus ten

five u plus thirteen v plus v plus ten

Answer 9

hint: identity property of multiplication is times 1 does that help?