Asked by Makayla

A sequence has a second term of 1 and a common difference of -3.

The fifth term of the sequence is _____.

-5
10
-11
-8

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
-8

Explanation: For an arithmetic sequence, a_n = a_2 + (n-2)d. So a_5 = 1 + 3(-3) = 1 - 9 = -8.