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Can you also explain how you solve it so i can do by myself:) What is the sum of the first eight terms of the series? (−500)+(−100)+(−20)+(−4)+(−0.8)+... Round the answer to two decimal places if necessary.
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Can you also explain how you solve it so i can do by myself:)

What is the sum of the first eight terms of the series?

(−500)+(−100)+(−20)+(−4)+(−0.8)+...



Round the answer to two decimal places if necessary.



−996.09
−625
−624.99
−623

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The answer is -625

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Can you also explain how you solve it so i can do by myself:) What is the sum of the-example-1
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the answer is -624.99. Its simply you just the -500 by 5 to get -100. and then you continue to divide by 5 until you get the 8th term then add all of them and you get the answer. I hope it helped you, sorry if you didn't understand. plz forgive me.
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