Question

What is the common ratio of the geometric sequence 16, 24, 36, 54, ...?
2/3
3/2
1
8

Answer 1

@twvogels

Answer 2

divide any term by the term before it to find the ratio.

Answer 3

@SolomonZelman

Answer 4

why are you tagging me?

Answer 5

We can find out by dividing each term by the one before it:\[\frac{54}{36}=1.5\]We can check another one to be sure\[\frac{36}{24}=1.5\]

Answer 6

Or you can leave it as a fraction\[\frac{3}{2} = 1\frac{1}{2}\]

Answer 7

ok thx