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Homework Statement
Ok here is the problem:
100 loaves of bread are to be distributed such that the quantities form an arithmetric sequence, among 5 people. The first 2 together receive 1/7 of the remaining 3, together. How much (loaves and fractions) does each receive?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
So, I have this as the form:
a1, a1+d, a1+2d, a1+3d, a1+4d
Is that correct?
How do I get d?
Any help on solving this would be great. Thanks!