Your friend says that in the number 45,951, one 5 is 10 times as great as the other 5. Is your friend correct? Expain.

No.

Step-by-step explanation:

The friend is not correct because in this case one five is 100 times greater than the other, not 10.

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answer:

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

discussion:

this ones a bit interesting. given a(n) = 5 - 3n consider this:

a(n-1) = 5 - 3(n-1)

          = (5 - 3n) + 3             => but a(n) = 5 - 3n, the first term

          = a(n)   + 3                 => subtract 3 from both sides

a(n-1) -3 = a(n)  

or

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

you,

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