gaokao 2023 Q5

gaokao · China · national-A-science 5 marks Arithmetic Sequences and Series Compute Partial Sum of an Arithmetic Sequence
In the sequence $\left\{ a_{n} \right\}$ , let $S_{n}$ be the sum of the first $n$ terms of $\left\{ a_{n} \right\}$ , $S_{5} = 5S_{3} - 4$ , then $S_{4} =$
A. $7$
B. $9$
C. $15$
D. $20$
In the sequence $\left\{ a_{n} \right\}$ , let $S_{n}$ be the sum of the first $n$ terms of $\left\{ a_{n} \right\}$ , $S_{5} = 5S_{3} - 4$ , then $S_{4} =$

A. $7$

B. $9$

C. $15$

D. $20$