Please help! This is the ONLY question on my quiz im having A LOT of trouble with. You do not have to give me the answer, because im not trying to cheat. But, please help me understand.
5. Your class is conducting an experiment to study geometric sequences. The class forms a line. The first person takes a whole pizza, divides it in half, keeps half, and hands the other half to the next person. The next people in line do the same thing with their pieces. Which portion of the whole pizza does the seventh person in line get? (1 point)

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Please help! This is the ONLY question on my quiz im having A LOT of trouble with. You do not have to give me the answer, because im not trying to cheat. But, please help me understand.
5.   Your class is conducting an experiment to study geometric sequences. The class forms a line. The first person takes a whole pizza, divides it in half, keeps half, and hands the other half to the next person. The next people in line do the same thing with their pieces. Which portion of the whole pizza does the seventh person in line get?  (1 point)

anonymous · Answer

the first person gets 1/2 of pizza..the second person gets (1/2)*(1/2)..the third person gets (1/2)*(1/4)..you can go on similarly until the 7th person..

terenzreignz · Answer

I feel for the people after the third or fourth...  :D

anonymous · Answer

LOL that did not help ^ haha

terenzreignz · Answer

Couldn't think of much else to say, that @abhi7 didn't already cover.  Unless you did not understand that particular wording?