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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 1999

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In a “Fibonacci” sequence of numbers, each term beginning with the third, is the sum of the previous two terms. The first number in such a sequence is $2$ and the third is $9$ . What is the eighth term in the sequence?

(A) $34$ (B) $36$ (C) $107$ (D) $152$ (E) $245$

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