Answer:
There are 142 whole numbers less than 1000 and divisible by 7.
Step-by-step explanation:
The multiples of 7 form an arithmetic sequence like shown:
7, 14, 21, ...
The last term of this sequence can be found by dividing 1000/7=142.9 and rounding down to the previous integer: 142*7= 994.
Thus, the sequence has:
a1=7, r=7, an=994. We need to find n and we'll do that by using the general term formula:
[tex]a_n=a_1+(n-1).r[/tex]
And solving for n:
[tex]\displaystyle n= \frac{a_n-a_1}{r}+1[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle n= \frac{994-7}{7}+1[/tex]
n = 142
There are 142 whole numbers less than 1000 and divisible by 7.