Question 75

The 288th term of the series a,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,d,d,e,e,e,e,e,f,f,f,f,f,f… is

Solution

1, 2, 3, 4,....n such that the sum is greater than 288
If n = 24, n(n+1)/2 = 12*25 = 300
So, n = 24, i.e. the 24th letter in the alphabet is the letter at position 288 in the series
​So, answer = x

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