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What is the fifth term in the arithmetic progression (100,90,80,70,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: (60)

The direct answer is option B, 60. The sequence decreases by 10 each time: \(90-100=-10\), \(80-90=-10\), and \(70-80=-10\). Starting from the first term, the terms are first 100, second 90, third 80, fourth 70, and fifth \(70-10=60\). Hence option B is correct. Option A, 50, would be the sixth term, not the fifth. Option C, 70, is already the fourth term. Option D, 80, is already the third term. The negative common difference must not be ignored: decreasing by 10 means adding \(-10\). Using \(a_n=a_1+(n-1)d\), we get \(a_5=100+(5-1)(-10)=100-40=60\). The common mistake is to count the starting term as a gap; there are four moves from the first term to the fifth term. Memory cue: the fifth term is reached after four differences, not five.

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SequencesProgressionsArithmetic-ProgressionClass-9Easy

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