It is arithmetic.
It starts at - 5,
the next item is 0 then 5 and next is 15 ...
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It isn't geometric. You are not multiplying by 5
The second term must be and not- 5 * 5 = - 25
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A Fibonacci series adds the previous two terms together to get the next term
Usually it starts at 0, but it doesn't need to.
0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34 ....
for the formula is
Y = starting population x (1-rate of change)^number of years
2010-2001 = 9
Y= 567 x (1-0.015)^9 = 494.89, round up to 495 people
9+6=15 and 15-12=3 so this =3 the -(-6) becomes positive
The correct choice is D!
Hope this helped you out! :)