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Arithmeticand geometric sequence word problems

in a certain region, the number of highway accidents increased by 20% over a four year period. how many accidents were there in 2006 if there were 5120 in 2002? (hint: when the percent increases, you want the original 100% plus the additional 20%).

a. write an equation for the sequence. explain where you found the numbers you are putting in the formula.
b. identify the value of n and explain where you found it. use the equation to solve the problem.

equations optional:
$a_{n} =a_{1}+d(n-1)\\a_{n}=a_{1}(r)^{n-1}$

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Arithmeticand geometric sequence word problems

in a certain region, the number of highw...