IFoA Exam IFoA_CAA_M0 Topic 5 Question 73 Discussion

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Question #: 73
Topic #: 5

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The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 12 and the ninth term is 68.

Calculate the sum of the first 18 terms.

A1,165

B1,287

C1,350

D1,413

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Desiree

1 months ago

I'm feeling a bit unsure about this one. Let me re-read the question and double-check my work. Hmm, I'm going to go with B) 1,287 for now, but I'm not 100% confident.

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King

1 months ago

Haha, easy peasy! This is like arithmetic sequence 101. The answer is obviously C) 1,350. Anyone who got that wrong must have been sleeping during class.

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Ronny

8 days ago

Haha, easy peasy! This is like arithmetic sequence 101. The answer is obviously C) 1,350. Anyone who got that wrong must have been sleeping during class.

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Annamae

10 days ago

D) 1,413

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Paris

14 days ago

C) 1,350

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Samuel

16 days ago

B) 1,287

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Leonida

28 days ago

A) 1,165

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Whitney

1 months ago

So the sum of the first 18 terms would be 18/2 * (12 + 68) = 18/2 * 80 = 720.

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Bernardine

1 months ago

The common difference is 8.

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Whitney

1 months ago

I think we need to find the common difference first.

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Hillary

2 months ago

This looks like a tricky one, but I think I've got it. The answer has to be D) 1,413. I double-checked my work, and that's the only one that makes sense.

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Bobbye

18 days ago

Great job! D) 1,413 is the correct answer for the sum of the first 18 terms.

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Rebbecca

20 days ago

I agree, I also got D) 1,413 as the sum of the first 18 terms.

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Ashlee

1 months ago

I think you're right, the answer is D) 1,413.

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Lorita

2 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is B) 1,287. The common difference is 7, and the sum of the first 18 terms is the classic arithmetic sequence formula.

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Dominic

2 months ago

Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. The first term is 12 and the ninth term is 68. We need to find the common difference and then use the formula for the sum of an arithmetic sequence.

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