Question

Describe the multiplication pattern and find the next two terms.

0.5, 5, 50, 500, 5000, …

A.
The first term is 0.5. Each term is multiplied by 2. The next two terms are 10,000 and 20,000.

B.
The first term is 0.5. Each term is multiplied by 5. The next two terms are 25,000 and 125,000.

C.
The first term is 0.5. Each term is multiplied by 10. The next two terms are 50,000 and 500,000.

D.
The first term is 0.5. Each term is multiplied by 100. The next two terms are 500,000 and 50,000,000.
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Answer 1

you always multiply by 10

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

\[c.r. ~r=\frac{ 5 }{ 0.5 }=\frac{ 50 }{ 5 }=10\]
\[t _{n}=ar ^{n-1}\]