{"id":21167,"date":"2019-05-15T15:52:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T10:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21167"},"modified":"2022-11-17T15:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T10:06:14","slug":"after-the-first-two-terms-in-a-sequence-of-numbers-each-term-in-the-sequence-is-formed-by-adding-all-of-the-preceding-terms-og-2020-question-326-with-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/after-the-first-two-terms-in-a-sequence-of-numbers-each-term-in-the-sequence-is-formed-by-adding-all-of-the-preceding-terms-og-2020-question-326-with-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"After the first two terms in a sequence of numbers, each term in the sequence is formed by adding all of the preceding terms. – OG 2020 Question #326 with Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>

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OG 2020: Question No. 326<\/h2>\n

After the first two terms in a sequence of numbers, each term in the sequence is formed by adding all of the preceding terms. Is 12 the fifth term in the sequence?<\/p>\n

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  1. The sum of the first 3 terms in the sequence is 6.<\/li>\n
  2. The fourth term in the sequence is 6.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [\/two_third]<\/p>\n

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Source<\/td>\nOG 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Type<\/td>\nData Sufficiency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Topic<\/td>\nAlgebra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sub-Topic<\/td>\nSequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Difficulty<\/td>\nEasy – Medium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
    <\/div>\n

    Solution<\/h3>\n

    Steps 1 & 2: Understand Question and Draw Inferences<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    In this question, we are given<\/p>\n