Find the common ratio for the following sequence .1, .01, .001

Mathematics

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morpeh [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

0.1

Step-by-step explanation:

The <em>common ratio</em> of a sequence is the number you multiply one term to get the next one. Here, we multiply 0.1 by 0.1 to get 0.01, and 0.01 by 0.1 to get 0.001, so our common ratio is 0.1.

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<h3>What is division?</h3>

Division means the separation of something into different parts, sharing of something among different people, places, etc.

Alex has 1/3 of a candy bar.

He wants to share what he has left of his candy bar with his 2 friends so that all three of them get equal portions.

Then the fraction of the candy bar will each kid get will be

$\rightarrow \dfrac{1/3}{3}\\\\\rightarrow \dfrac{1}{3\times3}\\\\\rightarrow \dfrac{1}{9}$