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What is the 24th term of -21, -14,-7,0,7,…

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Answer:

140

If that's wrong, try 147

Explanation:

With this brief sequence of numbers, we can see that the function is linear, and increases by 7 each term, with the first term at -21, and therefore, the "0th" term, or the y-intercept, at -28. With this information we can create a function in slope intercept form (y=mx+b):


y=7x-28\\,

where our m (slope) is 7, and our b (y-intercept) is -28.

If this doesn't make sense, then the easiest way is to just keep adding seven to the previous number until you get to the 24th term.

Hope this helps!

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