The thief originally stole 64 plants.
<h3>What is arithmetic?</h3>
In mathematics, it deals with numbers of operations according to the statements.
Here,
Let the number of plants originally stolen by the thief be x.
On the way out, the thief meets three security guards, one after another. To each security guard, the thief is forced to give one-half of the plants that he still had, plus 2 more.
Here,
For gourd 1 the planet is given = 1/2 x
For gourd 2 the planet is given = 1/2 * 1/2 x = 1/4 x
For gourd 3 the planet is given = 1/2*1/4 x = 1/8 x
Total plant given to the gourds = 1/2x +1/4x +1/8x + 2 = 7/x/8x +2
Finally, the thief leaves the nursery with 10 plants
x - 7x/8 + 2 = 10
x/8 = 8
x = 64
Thus, the thief stole 64 plants.
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The correct answer is:
b.) f(n) = 3 • (-2)^(n-1)
Further explanation:
Given sequence is:
3, -6, 12, -24, ...
We have to find the common ratio first.
Common ratio is the ratio between two consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.
It is denoted by r.
So,

General formula for geometric sequence is:

Putting the values of a1 and r

Hence,
The correct answer is:
b.) f(n) = 3 • (-2)^(n-1)
Keywords: Geometric Sequence, Explicit formula
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The inequality is 100*
≤ 656100.
The correct option is (B).
<h3>What is inequality?</h3>
A statement of an order relationship—greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, or less than or equal to—between two numbers or algebraic expressions.
Given:
From the table attached below:
a=300, r= 900/300 = 3
As, it is GP
Now,
f(t) = 
f(t) = 
f(t) = 300/3 *
f(t) = 100*
Inequality is used to determine greater than or equal to 656100
100*
≤ 656100
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