find the common ratio of each sequence:

1. 8,20,50,125......?
2. 0.48,0.9,1.8,3.6.....?

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to find the common ration, divide any term by the term before it.
e.g. r = 50/20 = ....

let me know what you come up with for both of your questions.
The ratio of the first sequence is 2.5 so the recursive formula is going to be an= 2.5(an-1)
-3,-9,-27
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