Answer:
"31st in the sequence"
87/3 = 29 .. 29 subtractions needed to get to zero
the 30th position in the sequence will be zero
the 31st is the first negative term
1 87
2 84
3 81
4 78
5 75
6 72
7 69
8 66
9 63
10 60
11 57
12 54
13 51
14 48
15 45
16 42
17 39
18 36
19 33
20 30
21 27
22 24
23 21
24 18
25 15
26 12
27 9
28 6
29 3
30 0
31 -3
Step-by-step explanation:
