What is the 60th term of 27, 32, 37, 42, ....

In the sequence 27, 32, 37, 42, .... what is the 60th term?

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In 27, 32, 37, 42,.....the common difference among the terms is 5  (you are adding 5 each time you jump from term to term)

So, to get the 60th term, start with the first term, 27, and then add 5, 59 more times.

27 + 5(59)   {starting with 27 and adding 5, 59 times}
= 27 + 295   {multiplied 5 by 59}
= 322   {added}

322 is the 60th term

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