Question

What is the common ratio between successive terms in a sequence?
1.5, 1.2,0.96, 0.768, ...

Answer 1

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Answer:

0.8

Explanation:

The ratio of the first two terms is ...

1.2/1.5 = 4/5 = 0.8

That is also the ratio of successive adjacent terms.

0.96/1.2 = 0.768/0.96 = 0.8

The common ratio is 0.8.