Formula:
x + 2(x+1) = 17
x + 2x + 2 = 17
3x + 2 = 17
3x = 15
x = 5
So, the answer is 5 and 6
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To find this we need to subtract July rainfall (8.35) and Octobers rainfall (3.87) which equals 4.48.
X = -4 plus or minus radical 26. Steps and answer are in picture
The sequence is geometric, so

for some constant r. From this rule, it follows that

and we can determine the first term to be

Now, by substitution we have

and so on down to (D)

(notice how the exponent on r and the subscript on a add up to n)
Based on my calculations x= 1, -6