Given the explicit formula: a5 = 8 + 7 (n - 1)

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers

What is the common difference?
What is the initial term?
What term is the formula finding?
What value should replace n?

Answer choices for blanks
7,8,5,6

The common difference is 7.

The initial term is 8.
The formula is finding the 5th term.
The value that should replace n is 5.