IV. Solve each problem.
16. Find the value of a when arithmetic means of a +7 and a +3 is 3a + 9.
17. How many of multiples of 3 from 15 to 345?
18. Find the value of m so that 8m + 4, 6m --2, and 2m - 7 will form an arithmetic sequence.
19. The last term of arithmetic sequence is -104, the common difference is -13 and the number of
terms is 13. What is the first term?
20. How many numbers less than 500 but greater than 10 are divisible by 7?
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Answer: 16. the AM of a & b = (a+ b)/2
with ref. to the above formula we have
[(a+7)+(a+3)]/2 = 3a + 9
(2a + 10)/2 = 3a + 9
a + 5 = 3a + 9
a -3a = 9-5
-2a = 4
a = -2
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