If you can buy 4⁄5 of a pound of ham for 3 dollars, how much can you purchase for 10 dollars? Write your answer as a fraction of
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Answer:
= 4
Step-by-step explanation:
There is a common ratio r between consecutive terms , that is
r = - 20 ÷ 4 = 100 ÷ - 20 = - 5
This indicates the sequence is geometric with nth term ( explicit formula )
= a₁
where a₁ is the first term and r the common ratio
Here a₁ = 4 and r = - 5 , then
= 4