Find the Third Term a_n=3n-5

$a_{n} = 3 n - 5$

Step 1

Substitute in the value of $n$ to find the $n$ th term.

$a_{3} = 3 (3) - 5$

Step 2

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$a_{3} = 9 - 5$

Step 3

Subtract $5$ from $9$ .

$a_{3} = 4$