Asked by jamar

The first three terms of a sequence are given. Write your answer as a decimal or whole number. Round to the nearest thousandth (if necessary).
313, comma, 307, comma, 301, comma, dot dot dot
313,307,301,...
Find the 42nd term.
Find the 42nd term.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
This is an arithmetic sequence with first term 313 and common difference -6.

a_n = 313 + (n−1)(-6). So a_42 = 313 + 41(−6) = 313 − 246 = 67.

Answer: 67.