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PLEASE HELP!!!

Find the common ratio for the following geometric sequence.


(1)/(3) (3)/(15) (9)/(75) (27)/(375)
A. 3/5

B. 3

C. 1/5

D. 1/3

PLEASE HELP!!! Find the common ratio for the following geometric sequence. (1)/(3) (3)/(15) (9)/(75) (27)/(375) A-example-1
User Phuoc
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I believe it is 3/5

the top multiply by 3 and the bottom multiply by 5 every time.

User Pankhuri
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The answer is 3/5.



(1)/(3) *(3)/(5) =(3)/(15) \\ \\ (3)/(15) *(3)/(5) =(9)/(75)


Continue this pattern and you'll see that it follows this geometric sequence

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