Answer: Choice B
16.00, 17.25, 18.50, 19.75, ...
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Step-by-step explanation:
We start with $16.00 as the first term, as this is the amount the boss pays him initially. Then we add on 1.25 to get 16+1.25 = 17.25 to represent the next wage after that first raise.
Then after the second raise he gets, he'll then earn 17.25+1.25 = 18.50 an hour. This process theoretically can go on forever, but realistically the boss will likely set some kind of limit.
We say that this sequence { 16.00, 17.25, 18.50, 19.75, ... } is arithmetic with the first term of 16.00 and common difference 1.25
The common difference is the gap width between any two neighboring terms, and it's the amount the wage goes up each time he gets a raise.