Question

To form a certain sequence, the rules are:


1)If a number is even, divide by 2 to get the next number

2)If a number is odd, multiply by 3, then add 1 to the the next number.

Starting with 12,the 1000th term would be...
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4

THANKS

Answer 1

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Answer 2

well, let's see what happens.
12
6
3
10
5
16
8
4
2
1
4
2
1
4
2
1
tarting with T8, they repeat with a period of 3
1000 = 7+993 = 7+3*331

So, T1000 = 1