What is the explicit formula for this arithmetic sequence?
-10,-17, -24, -31, ...

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Step-by-step explanation:

The starting term is a1.

That's the very first term.

a1 = - 10

The second term = -17 which means that you added - 7 to - 10.

So d must be - 7

The formula must be

an = a1 + (n - 1)*d

an = -10 + (n - 1)(-7)

You might wonder why it is n - 1. The reason is because the first term is already added on the right side. The -1 means that we have already included the first term.

We should try the formula out to see what it does. Let's find a4

a4 = -10 + (4 -1)*-7

a4 = -10 + 3(-7)

a4 = -10 - 21

a4 = - 31 which is what the question suggests.

answer: i believe it’s 245.04

step-by-step explanation:

walter needs to make at least 5 more cookies but no more than 40. 5 ≥ x ≥ 40;

step-by-step explanation:

walter has to make a minimum of 20 cookies. he already has 15 cookies made, so he must make 5 more to meet the minimum.

the maximum amount of cookies he can make is 55. he already has 15, so he has to make no more than 40 more cookies to meet the maximum.