Question

Natalia is writing a recursive formula to represent the sequence. 8, 12, 18, 27, ...

What value should she use as the common ratio in the formula?

A. 2
B. 0
C. 1
D. 3/2

Answer 1

The common ratio for the given sequence is 1.5.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the common ratio in a sequence, we need to determine the ratio between each term and the previous term. In this case, we can see that each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a certain value.

8 x 1.5 = 12

12 x 1.5 = 18

18 x 1.5 = 27

Therefore, the common ratio for this sequence is 1.5 (option D).