Solve the Problem $a _ { n } = 3 n + 11 ; 18$

question 48

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-To train for a race, Will begins by jogging 11 minutes one day per week. He increases his jogging time by 3 minutes each week. Write the general term of this arithmetic sequence, and find how many weeks it takes for
Him to reach a jogging time of one hour.

• A) \(a _ { n } = 3 n + 11 ; 18\) weeks
• B) \(a _ { n } = 3 n + 11 ; 17\) weeks
• C) \(a _ { n } = 3 n + 8 ; 18\) weeks
• D) \(a _ { n } = 3 n + 8 ; 17\) weeks

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