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What is the 763rd odd number?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 10/17/2024

The first odd number is 1, the second is 3, the third is 5, fourth is 7, fifth 9, sixth is 11, ... so the 763rd is 1,525

The formula is X = (n x 2) -1

e.g.

* (1x2) -1 = 1 * (2x2) -1 = 3 * (3x2) -1 = 5 * (4x2) -1 = 7 * (5x2) -1 = 9 * etc

* etc

* (763x2) -1 = 1,525 An easy way to think about it is to consider the progression of even numbers:-

The first even number is 2, 2nd = 4, 3rd = 6, 4th = 8, 5th = 10, 6th = 12 etc

Notice that the end result is always twice the ordinal number. i.e. X = (n x 2)

The sequence of odd numbers is always 1 less than the even number sequence. (See list above) Therefore the formula for odd numbers is X = (n x 2) -1

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