medium · GMAT Quant
In an automated inventory log, the quantity a_n recorded at step n satisfies the recursive relation a_n+1 = 3a_n - 4 for all positive integers n. If the fourth recorded quantity a_4 is 83
What is the first recorded quantity a_1?
- 3
- 5
- 11
- 29
- 31
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