Question

What is the common ratio between successive terms in the sequence? 27,9,3,1, 1/3, ,1/9, 1/27

Answer 1

1/3

Explanation:

Take the second term and divide by the first

9/27 = 1/3

Take the third term and divide by the second

3/9 = 1/3

Check each subsequent ratio, we can see the common ratio is 1/3