Given sequence:
-2,-7,-12 ,..
Unknown;
Find the sum of the first 20 terms = ?
Solution:
The sequence is -2,-7,-12 ,..
To find he sum of n-terms of a sequence, we use the expression below;
Sₙ = 
where n is the number of terms = 20
a is the first term = -2
d is the common difference= -7 - (-)2 = -5
Now input the parameters and solve;
Sₙ = 
Sₙ = 10(-4 + -5(19)) = 10(-99) = -990
The sum of the first 20 terms of the sequence is -990
Social Studies rate, S = 30/ 1.5 = 20pages/hr
Novel rate, N = 150/2 = 75pages/hr
Novel rate as a % of Social Studies rate...
N/S × 100% = 75/20 × 100% = 375%
4,003,052 is the correct answer
The Asteroid X is traveling faster than Perseid 245 because Asteroid X goes 30 distance units per 15 time units and Perseid 245 goes 15 distance units per 20 time units.