The first box contains 5 apples, the second box contains 7 apples, the third box contains 9 apples and so on. Each box is unique, i.e., there is only one box with 5 apples, only one box with 7 apples and so on. How many boxes should you buy to get 140 apples?

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Sequence and Series

A sequence is defined as a collection of things. Series is defined to sum the things one by one in the sequence.  It was invented by German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.