SAT Math : How to find the next term in an arithmetic sequence

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : Sequences

Complete the sequence:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern of this sequence is  where  represents the place of each number in the order of the sequence. 

Here are our givens:

, our first term.

, our second term.

, our third term.

This means that our fourth term will be:

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