4 (4:1)- that is, 80/4=20 and 20/4=5
Tamya R.
asked 12/17/20Algebra sequences
What is the common ratio of the following sequence?
80, 20, 5, ...
2 Answers By Expert Tutors
Inactive Tutor answered 12/17/20
This problem is under Geometric sequence.
to find the ration, you are going to divide the second term by the first term, or the third term by second term
20÷80=1/4
5÷20=1/4
therefore, the ratio of the sequence 80,20,5... is 1/4.
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