What term comes next in the sequence: 5, 8, 11, 14

Answer: 17
First must find the nth term = dn + b (difference x term number + the back track)In this instance the difference is 3 and the backtrack, term before the first is 2Therefore the nth term is 3n+2Looking for the 5th term -- 3x5=15 +2 =17

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