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Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence:16/3,4, 3, ...

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To find the common ratio in a geometric sequence you have to divide two of its numbers:

For example if you divide 4 by the previous number in the sequence 16/3:

4/ (16/3)= 3/4

If you divide 3 by the previous number in the sequence 4 it equals 3/4.

Remember a geometrical sequence is found by multiplying the previous value by a constant. In this case the constant is 3/4

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