a jar containing only nickels an dimes contains a total of 60 coins. The value of all the coins in the jar is $4.45. What is the
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Note: The third term of the sequence should be instead of
, otherwise the sequence has no common ratio.
Given:
The given sequence is
To find:
The common ratio of the given sequence.
Solution:
The quotient of each pair of consecutive terms are:
Similarly,
And,
Therefore, the common ratio of the given sequence is or 0.75.