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An arithmetic sequence has a first term of 0 and the 9th term of 12. If 27 is an output of the sequence, which term number is it? Show all steps of calculations and explain in a sentence at the end how you know you have the correct term number.

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[tex]a_{n}=a_{1}+(n-1) d\\n=9\\12=0+(9-1)d\\8d=12\\d=\frac{12}{8}=\frac{3}{2}\\again\\27=0+(n-1)*\frac{3}{2}\\n-1=27*\frac{2}{3}=18\\n=18+1=19[/tex]

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