Find the Indicated Term of the Sequence Whose Nth Term $a _ { n } = \frac { n } { 2 } - 5 \text {, eighth term }$

question 88

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated term of the sequence whose nth term is shown.
- $a _ { n } = \frac { n } { 2 } - 5 \text {, eighth term }$

• A)-1
• B)9
• C)3
• D)11

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