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Which term of the sequence 6, 13, 20, 27 , ..... is 98 more than its 24th term

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option 2 is the answer
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The 24th term of the sequence
6,13,20, 27........
t24 = 6 + (24 – 1) 7
= 6 + 23 × 7 = 6 +161 =167
let the required nth term = 265
265 = 6 + ( n –1) 7
(n–1) 7 = 265 – 6 = 259
n – 1 =$\frac{259}{7}$ = 37

n=38