Convergent Series: Find Sequence of Positive Reals

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Homework Statement



Find a sequence (an) of positive real numbers such the sum of an from 1 to infinity is convergent but the number of k such that a(k+1)>ak divided by n tends to 1 as n tends to infinity.

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I don't have a clue how to find a sequence here. Could anyone please give a hint? Any help is appreciated!
 
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Be creative. Take a nice convergent decreasing series like 1/2^n. Now think about ways of rearranging the terms.