Question

Tell if each is an arithmetic sequence. If it is, give the common difference.

5. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,...
6. 60, 55, 50, 45, 40,....
7. 20, 21.5, 23, 24.5, 26,...
8. 30, 80, 130, 180,...
9. 3, 6, 12, 21, 33, 48,...
10. 5000, 1000, 200, 40,..

Answer 1

Answers:

5.) Yes it is, you add each one to itself to get the next number

6.) Yes, you subtract 5 from each number

7.) yes, you add 1.50 to each number

8.) Yes, you add 50 to each number

9.) No, they do not follow a pattern

10) Yes, you divide by 5 every time.