prison escapees. the table the number of escapees from certain prisons each year. Year, 1990 escapees 878, Year 1991 escapees, 956. Year,1992 escapees 1039, Year 1993 escapees 1497. Year 1994 escapees 1463, Year 1995 escapees 1277. Enter the missing term in the series whose sum is the total number of escapees from 1990 to 1995. 878 +956 +1039+ --- +1463 + 1277 the sum of the series is ----? Is it infinite or finite

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prison escapees. the table the number of escapees from certain prisons each year. Year, 1990 escapees 878, Year 1991 escapees, 956. Year,1992 escapees  1039, Year 1993 escapees 1497. Year 1994 escapees 1463, Year 1995 escapees 1277.    Enter the missing term in the series whose sum is the total number of escapees from 1990 to 1995.  878 +956 +1039+ ---   +1463 + 1277   the sum of the series  is ----? Is it infinite  or finite

Jai · Answer

just type this in your calculator:
878 + 956 + 1039 + 1497 + 1463 + 1277 = ?

for the second question, it is finite (or definite), since the total number of escapees is specific and can be measured.

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