How many of the numbers in Grace's sequence, starting from 43 and each number being 4 less than the previous one, are positive?
Solution
We write out the numbers in the sequence until we obtain a negative number: . Since each number is 4 less than the number before it, then once a negative number is reached, every following number will be negative. Thus, Grace writes 11 positive numbers in the sequence.
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