arithmetic series

Van needs to enter a formula into a spreadsheet to show the outputs of an arithmetic sequence that starts with 13 and continues to add seven to each output. For now, van needs to know what the 15th output will be. Complete the steps needed to determine the 15th term in sequence. Given a first...

Oakdale School is sponsoring a canned food drive. In the first week of the drive, the students collected 638 cans. They collected 698 cans in the second week and 758 cans in the third week. If the students continue to collect cans at this rate, in which week will they collect more than 1,000...

What is the 7th number in the following pattern: 3.2, 4.4, 5.6, 6.8, ... This is an arithmetic sequence with an increase amount of 1.2. Each term S(n) is found by adding 1.2 to the prior term. S(1) = 3.2 S(2) = 3.2 + 1.2 = 4.4 S(3) = 4.4 + 1.2 = 5.6 S(4) = 5.6 + 1.2 = 6.8 S(5) = 6.8 + 1.2 = 8.0...