i need help with problem d

Graph the arithmetic sequence an = –4, –1, 2, 5, 8, …

a. What is the 8th term in the sequence?
a_ n = a_1 + (n – 1) d.
a_8 = -4 + 7(3) = 17

b. What is the recursive formula for this sequence?
A_n+1 = a_n + 3

c. What is the explicit formula for the nth term? How does this formula relate to the slope intercept form of a linear equation?

a_n = 3n - 7

d. What is a story or situation this pattern could represent?

1 answer

At midnight the temperature was 7 below zero
After that, it rose 3 degrees per hour
what was the temperature n hours after midnight?