Final answer:
The explicit rule for the sequence is to subtract 6 from each term, which makes the answer Option A. This is confirmed by subtracting 6 from each term to produce the subsequent term in the sequence.
Step-by-step explanation:
The explicit rule for the sequence 62, 56, 50, 44 can be determined by observing the difference between consecutive terms. We subtract 62 - 56 to get 6, 56 - 50 to also get 6, and 50 - 44 to again get 6. This consistent difference indicates that the rule involves subtracting the same number from each term to get the next term, which in this case is 6.
Therefore, the explicit rule is to subtract 6 from each term to arrive at the subsequent term. This makes the correct answer Option A: Subtract 6 from each term. To check if this is reasonable, we can apply the rule to the first term (62) to ensure it produces the second term (56), which it does: 62 - 6 = 56. Repeating this process with each term further confirms the rule.