Hi All,

This question is an example of a sequence question (in which you're given the 'formula' for a sequence of numbers and then asked to find a particular term in the sequence). While this prompt certainly 'looks' complex, it's based on some fairly straight-forward math - and you just have to work through the required arithmetic to get to the correct answer.

In basic terms, this sequence tells us that each 'term' (after the first two terms) is equal to "2 times the prior term minus 1/2 times the term that's 'two terms' prior." We're told that the first term is 3 and the second term is 2.

Thus, we can figure out the third term:
(2)(2) - (1/2)(3) = 4 - 1.5 = 2.5

And then we can figure out the fourth term:
(2)(2.5) - (1/2)(2) = 5 - 1 = 4

Final Answer: C

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Rich