Given That The $5^{\text {th }}$ Term of an Arithmetic Sequence Is

Multiple Choice

Given that the $5^{\text {th }}$ term of an arithmetic sequence is $30$ and the $7 ^ { \mathrm { ct } }$ term is $44$
, find the first term

A) $a _ { 1 } = 7$
B) $a _ { 1 } = 4$
C) $a _ { 1 } = - 4$
D) $a _ { 1 } = - 2$
E) $a _ { 1 } = 2$