Question
Joy ran 24 laps on Sunday, 28 laps on Monday, 32 laps on Tuesday, and 36 laps on Wednesday. What kind of sequence is this?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The number of laps Joy ran each day forms an arithmetic sequence.
An arithmetic sequence is characterized by a constant difference between consecutive terms.
Let's look at the laps Joy ran:
- Sunday: 24 laps
- Monday: 28 laps
- Tuesday: 32 laps
- Wednesday: 36 laps
The differences between consecutive days are:
- Monday - Sunday: 28 - 24 = 4
- Tuesday - Monday: 32 - 28 = 4
- Wednesday - Tuesday: 36 - 32 = 4
Since the difference is consistently 4 laps each day, we can conclude that the number of laps Joy ran forms an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 4.
An arithmetic sequence is characterized by a constant difference between consecutive terms.
Let's look at the laps Joy ran:
- Sunday: 24 laps
- Monday: 28 laps
- Tuesday: 32 laps
- Wednesday: 36 laps
The differences between consecutive days are:
- Monday - Sunday: 28 - 24 = 4
- Tuesday - Monday: 32 - 28 = 4
- Wednesday - Tuesday: 36 - 32 = 4
Since the difference is consistently 4 laps each day, we can conclude that the number of laps Joy ran forms an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 4.