Asequence of numbers begins with 12 and progresses geometrically. each number is the previous number divided by 2.

which value can be used as the common ratio in an explicit formula that represents the sequence?

2
6
12

Common ratio =

Step-by-step explanation:

A sequence that progresses geometrically has the first term as 12.

Each number is the previous number divided by 2.

so the sequence will be 12, 6, 3, 1.5...........

Explicit formula of a geometric sequence is given by

Where = nth term of the sequence

a = first term

r = common ratio

and n = number of term

In this sequence common ratio =

=

=

Therefore, common ratio will be

step-by-step explanation:

12: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. is a total of 7 hours.

4: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. is a total of 3 hours.

this means that from 4: 00 p.m to 7: 00 p.m. this represents 3/7 of what was lost from 12: 00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m.

after knowing this, after doing 11,600 - 6,800 = 4,800

4,800 represents 3/7 of what was lost for 7 hours.

we then divide 4,800 by 3 which gets 1,600.

because we know that 1,600 represents 1/7 of how much water was lost, we just have to multiply by 7, which gets 11,200.   after adding 11,200 to how much water was left at 7: 00 p.m. which was 6,800. 11,200 + 6,800 = 18,000

this means that the pool originally had 18,000 gallons in the pool.

you can also check your work by doing 18,000 - 4(1600), which becomes           1800 - 6400 which gets you 11,600.