Answer: Sara multiplied by 3 when she should have multiplied by 8.
Step-by-step explanation:
21 : 7*8
7*8 = 56
21 : 56
The simplest form of this ratio is 3 : 8
The first five terms of the sequence are 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.
Solution:
Given data:


General term of the arithmetic sequence.
, where d is the common difference.
d = 3

Put n = 2 in
, we get



Put n = 3 in
, we get



Put n = 4 in
, we get



Put n = 5 in
, we get



The first five terms of the sequence are 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.
Answer:
Note that with embedded parentheses (parentheses within parenthesis), you always perform operations inside out; do the math on the inside before the outside. Note that if you have an absolute value | | sign which means take the positive value only of a number inside.