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# There is a sequence of r, t, s, 1, 4, 3, 8, 15, 26. Each number of the

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There is a sequence of r, t, s, 1, 4, 3, 8, 15, 26. Each number of the sequence is the sum of the 3 previous numbers. r=?

A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2

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13 Aug 2017, 12:25
r,s,t,1,4,3,8,1,5,26
3= 4+1+t , t=-2
4=1+(-2)+s, s=5
1=r+5+(-2) , r=-2
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