Check the forward differences of the sequence.
If , then let be the sequence of first-order differences of . That is, for n ≥ 1,
so that .
Let be the sequence of differences of ,
and we see that this is a constant sequence, . In other words, is an arithmetic sequence with common difference between terms of 2. That is,
and we can solve for in terms of :
and so on down to
We solve for in the same way.
Then
and so on down to
5.333 OR 5 1/3
just plug it in the calculator
you will get your answer
Answer:
10.5 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the number of hours she babysat last week subtract 5 from 11 which is 7 hours. 7 hours is equal to 2/3 of the many hours. If she babysat h hours last week then solve for h using 2/3 h = 7.
Solve the equation by multiplying each side by the reciprocal.
3/2 * 2/3h = 7*3/2
h = 21/2
h = 10.5 hours
the decimals are commas and the double decimal is a real decimal