Ben reads 6 pages of a book in 8 minutes, 9 pages in 12 minutes, and 30 pages in 40 minutes. If m represents the number of minutes and p represents the number of pages, which equation represents the number of pages Ben reads per minute?.

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answer:

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

discussion:

this ones a bit interesting. given a(n) = 5 - 3n consider this:

a(n-1) = 5 - 3(n-1)

          = (5 - 3n) + 3             => but a(n) = 5 - 3n, the first term

          = a(n)   + 3                 => subtract 3 from both sides

a(n-1) -3 = a(n)  

or

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

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