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1999 Gauss (7) #17

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July 6, 2011
Gauss

Problem Statement

In a “Fibonacci” sequence of numbers, each term beginning with the third, is the sum of the previous two terms. The first number in such a sequence is 2 and the third is 9. What is the eighth term in the sequence?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 34<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 36<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 107<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 152<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 245<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 34 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 36 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 107 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 152 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 245