Question

Determine if the sequence is arithmetic or geometric. Then find the next term in the sequence. Select all that apply.
2, 10, 50, 250, …



arithmetic

geometric

1250

500

Answer 1

if it is arithmetic you ADD a constant value to move from 1 number to the next

if it is geometric then you MULTIPLY by a constant value to move from 1 number to the next


so look at the numbers you are given - do they increase by a constant addition, or by a constant multiplier

once you have worked that out, simply apply the same offset to the last number to work out the next in the sequence