In a family,the ages of children arranged from the youngest to the oldest are 2,6,y,14 and z.if the sequence of the ages is in an arithmetic progressions what is the ratio z:y

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Ethan McTague asked Dec 18, 2022

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In a family,the ages of children arranged from the youngest to the oldest are 2,6,y,14 and z.if the sequence of the ages is in an arithmetic progressions what is the ratio z:y

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Ethan McTague asked Dec 18, 2022

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9/5

Explanation:

The common difference = 6 - 2 = 4

The age after 6 is 6 + 4 = 10 = y

The age after 14 is 14 + 4 = 18 = z

z/ y = 18/10 = 9/5

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