The first term of a sequence is 2 and its common ratio is -1/3. List the first five terms of the sequence.
Separate your sequence values by a comma and a space. Write your answers as fractions, not decimals.
Question 3
3.
A culture of bacteria doubles every hour. If the culture begins with 57 bacteria, what is the explicit geometric formula for the growth of the culture?
Question 4
4.
A culture of bacteria doubles every hour. If the culture begins with 57 bacteria, how many bacteria will there be after seven hours?
Question 5
5.
Determine whether the pattern is an arithmetic or geometric sequence, and state the corresponding common difference or common ratio.
800, 400, 200, 100, ...
Question 6
6.
When given the following sequence, 1, 4, 7, 10, ..., write the appropriate explicit formula for the sequence in the space below.
Question 7
7.
Greg has agreed to donate $300 to Spring Valley High School for its library. In addition, he will donate $4 for every book a student reads at Spring Valley High School over the summer. Which explicit formula best represents this situation?
Question 8
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The first term of a sequence is 10 and its common difference is -4. List the first five terms of the sequence.
Separate your sequence values by a comma and a space. Write your answers as fractions, not decimals.