2009 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 5
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Problem
A sequence of numbers starts with ,
, and
. The fourth number of the sequence is the sum of the previous three numbers in the sequence:
. In the same way, every number after the fourth is the sum of the previous three numbers. What is the eighth number in the sequence?
Solution
List them out, adding the three previous numbers to get the next number,
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/USVVURBLaAc?t=221
See Also
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