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Sliva [168]
3 years ago
5

A series contains 18 numbers and has a sum of 4,185. The last number of the series is 275. What is the first number?

Mathematics
1 answer:
N76 [4]3 years ago
5 0
If the series is made up of numbers in an arithmetic progression, you have

\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{18}a_n=\sum_{n=1}^{18}(a_1+(n-1)d)=18a_1+153d=4185

where a_1 is the first term and d is the common difference between terms.

Since the last term in the series is a_{18}=275, you have

a_{18}=a_1+(18-1)d\implies a_1+17d=275

Solve the system

\begin{cases}18a_1+153d=4185\\a_1+17d=275\end{cases}

and you'll find that the first term is a_1=190 (with d=5).
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