What is the 30th term of the linear sequence below?
-4,-1,2,5,8

83

Step-by-step explanation:

a_1 = -4

a_2 = -1

a_2 - a1 = -1 - (-4) = 3

Each new term is 3 added to the previous term.

a_n = a_1 + 3(n - 1)

Test: Let's find the 4th term and see if we get a_4 = 5.

a_4 = a_1 + 3(4 - 1) = -4 + 3(3) = -4 + 9 = 5

We see that the 4th term really is equal to 5.

a_30 = a_1 + 3(30 - 1) = -4 + 3(29) = -4 + 87 = 83

8

step-by-step explanation:

to find the amount of gift bags to use all the supplies, find the gcf or greatest common factor. this is the largest number which multiplies evenly into each term.

48 has factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12. 16, 24, 48

80 has factors: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80

64 has factors: 1, 2, 4, 8, 8, 16, 32, 64

the highest number factor they all share in common is 8. this means there will be 8 bags with 6 pencils, 10 markers, and 8 stickers in each bag.