Yes. There is sixteen ounces in a pound. At thirty cents an ounce, you can buy a pound for $4.80. That also leaves $.20.
This is NOT an arithmetic sequence because there is no common difference. It is a geometric sequence because there is a common ratio. Meaning that each term is a constant ratio or multiple of the previous term. The recursive rule for this geometric sequence is:
a(n)=3*a(n-1), a(1)=3
Answer:
19.2
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the missing number
2 1/2x =48
5/2x =48
x=48(2/5)
x=19.2