Question

Describe the multiplication pattern and find the next two terms.

40, 20, 10, 5, 2.5, …









A.
The first term is 40. Each term is multiplied by 0.5. The next two terms are 0.625 and 0.3125.







B.
The first term is 40. Each term is multiplied by 0.5. The next two terms are 1.25 and 0.625.







C.
The first term is 40. Each term is multiplied by 2. The next two terms are 1.25 and 0.625.







D.
The first term is 40. Each term is multiplied by 2. The next two terms are 5 and 10.

Answer 1

D I think

Answer 2

Because 5 divided by 2.5 is 2, and all the numbers are being multiplied by 2.

Answer 3

thank you

Answer 4

Wait

Answer 5

yea?

Answer 6

It's C, my bad. You just divide 2.5 by 2 to get the next two terms

Answer 7

oh ok yeah now i see thanks again!

Answer 8

No problem