The first term in a sequence of numbers is 1/2
Each term after the first term is 1 more than twice its previous term.
What is the 4th term?
OA. 4
B. 5
C. 11
OD. 23

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Answer:

The correct answer is C. The 4th term is 11.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the next term is one more than twice the previous, we can calculate it by the following expression:

[tex]a_{n} = 2*a_{n-1} + 1[/tex]

So the second term is:

[tex]a_2 = 2*\frac{1}{2} + 1\\a_2 = 2[/tex]

The third term:

[tex]a_3 = 2*2 + 1\\a_3 = 5[/tex]

And the fourth term:

[tex]a_4 = 2*5 + 1\\a_4 = 10 + 1 = 11[/tex]

The correct answer is C. The 4th term is 11.