1. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence 88, 85, 82, . . . appear before the number -17 appears?
2.
The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is 9 and the 32nd term is -84. What is the 23rd term?
1 -
-17 - 88 = - 105
-105 / 3 = 35 terms will appear before -17, which is the 36th term.
2 - The 23rd term = - 53
