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Question
Find the 12th term from the following arithmetic progression:
3, 8, 13, ..., 253
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Solution
3, 8, 13...253
Consider the given progression with 253 as the first term and −5 as the common difference.
12th term from the end = \[253 + (12 - 1)( - 5) = 198\]
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