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Question 345600: Number Sequence:
1. .75 is to 3/4 as .8 is to _______________
2. 75% is to 1/2 as 45% is to __________
3. 2 is to 50 as 3.2 is to _____________
4. 14 is to 28 as 5 is to __________
5. 1 is to 1/4 as 5/25 is to _________
6. 0.35 is to 7 as 0.45 is to ________
7. 1/3 is to 2/18 as 1/12 is to _______
8. 3/8 is to 12/32 as 2/5 is to _______
9. 1/3 is to 3/7 as 1/6 is to _________
10. 1/3 is to 3/7 as 1/6 is to ________
11. 0.4 is to 2/5 as 0.6 is to ________
12. 0.2 is to 0.4 as 0.3 is to ________
13. 8 is to 23 as 27 is to _________
14. 0.5 is to 1/2 as 0.65 is to _______
15. 1/3 is to 3 as 2/8 is to _________
16. 30% is to 3/5 as 80% is to _______
17. 0.30 is to 0.075 as 0.15 is to _______
18. 2/5 is to 20% as 3/4 is to _________
19. 625 is to 81 as 5 is to __________
20. 8 is to 11 as 36 is to __________
21. 2 is to 2.5 as 4 is to __________
22. 2 is to 8 as 4 is to __________
Please help me answer these number series. I also need the solutions on how the answers are being solved. I definitely need this for my homework. Thank you so much for all that you do for us students who are having difficulty in Math.
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Question 345743: Number Series
1. 75% is to 1/2 as 45% is to __________
2. 2 is to 50 as 3.2 is to _____________
3. 14 is to 28 as 5 is to __________
4. 1 is to 1/4 as 5/25 is to _________
5. 0.35 is to 7 as 0.45 is to ________
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Question 345751: find the sum of the geomtric series 81-27+9... to 6 terms
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Question 346150: please explain how to do order of oparation in simplfied questions ex.
4x-2y+-10+7x+-5x
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Question 346582: Hello I seem to be stuck at this problem.
I'm not to sure how to write it as the n and n-1 are subscripts.
Show that an = Sn – Sn-1
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Question 346582: Hello I seem to be stuck at this problem.
I'm not to sure how to write it as the n and n-1 are subscripts.
Show that an = Sn – Sn-1
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Question 346370: Find the nth term formula for the arithmetic sequence; 11,21,31.....
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Question 347669: find using algebra the first five terms of the sequence when the 99th and 100th in the sequence are 351 and 353

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Question 347619: 1. . List the terms that complete a possible pattern in each of the following:
(a) 38, 33, 28, 23, 18, ____, ____, ____
(b) 640, 320, 160, 80, ____, ____, ____
(c) 7, 8,15, 23, 38, ____, ____, ____
(d) 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ____, ____, ____
(e) 1, ____, ____, ____, 25, 36, 49

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Question 347947: use summation notation to write the series: 1- 1/2+ 1/4- 1/8+ ...- 1/128
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Question 348152: Find the first five terms of the sequences with the nth term given as follows:

(a) 5n + 5 ________, ________, ________, ________, ________

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Question 348207: describe the pattern in the numbers 2,20,10,100,50 and list the next number
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Question 349113: Find an experssion for the nth term, and find the 75th term:
-1,-6,-11,-16
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Question 349411: Please help understand why in the equation (15-a)/3=-9 a=42 ; I get a=-42
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Question 349508: find the missing sequence
2 _ _ _ _ 2048
using multiplication
thanks
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Question 349594: Please help me to find the first five terms of the following recursively defined infinite sequence.
a1=2 (1 represents the input value of term number)
ak+1=3ak-5 (k+1,k represents the input value of term number)

TQ.
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Question 349738: The expression x squared can be used to find the nth term in a sequence. What is the 5th term in that sequence?
A.)31
B.)25
C.)16
D.)7
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Question 350060: what is the least number to be added to 2000 to make it a perfect square? please sir help me to solve the question . with explaination.
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Question 350542: I wouldd like to know how to figure out the long term of a recursive formula
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Question 350804: The Fibonacci numbers are shown below
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,.......
write the next three numbers in the pattern
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Question 351009: Find the next three numbers in the geometric sequence −1, −3, −9, ...
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Question 351198: find a number whos product with 9 is the same as its sum with 56
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Question 351645: Write the first six terms of each of the sequences whose nth term is
n/2[(-1)^n + 1]
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Question 351303: Solve: Find a number that is 96 greater than its opposite.
x=the number
-x=opposite
x=96+-x
Is this right so far?
What do I do next?
Thanks
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Question 351749: guys please help me with this characteristic ) sequence lim(1+1/2+1/4+...+1/2n)
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Question 352077: Can you help me please?
I will appreciate your answer.
Exercise:
The sum of the infinite geometric series
(x-1)+(x-1)^2+(x-1)^3+ ... is 1/3. Determine the Value of "x".
Thank You!
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Question 352080: Would you mind helping me with this exercise, please.
Thank You!
Use sigma notation to express the following infinite geometric sum and then evaluate the sum to two decimal places.
8+(-6)+4.5+(-3.375)...
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Question 352061: The first swing of a bob on a pendulum is 10 inches.If on each subsequent swing it travels 0.9 as far as on the preceding swing,how far will the bob travel before coming to rest?
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Question 352135: if the sum of two numbers is 2 and the difference is 12 what are the numbers?
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Question 352134: If the sum of two numbers are 110 and the difference is 20 what are the two numbers?
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Question 352188: What would be an algebraic expression for the sequence 1,3,6, 10, 15, 21 and so on?
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Question 352174: What do the numbers have in common?
44, 62, 71, 80, 116, 2,222
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Question 352579: On a map, two cities are 2 5/8 in apart.If 3/8 in on the map represents 25 mi. Find the number of miles bewteen the two cities?
This problem seems really simple but I just can't figure it out right. Hope you can help! Thank you!
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Question 352546: (9^-2)^-5= thank u so much for any help u can provide me with
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Question 352283: Can you help me please?
Thank you very much!
_I appreciate it!
This is the exercise:
Without solving for the number of terms, determine the sum of the series, below, using a formula. Do not round answer, please.
144+72+36+...+0.5625
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Question 353367: solve the inequalities for x
3-x>0
4x +8<0
7x NEG-21>0
10-2x<0
Thank you

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Question 353570: The third and fourth terms of a sequnce are 26 and 40. If the second differences are a constant 4, what are the first five terms of the sequence
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Question 353138: what's the first five term of the sequence : tn = 3n-4
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Question 353448: simplify;
4y-4x-(4x-y)
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Question 353859: Find the nth term of the sequence +1, -4, +9, -16, +25, …
plese sent to my email quickly,,iam waiting for your answer
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Question 354103: how does one solve piecewise functions
f(x)x+4 if x is greater or less than -4
-(x+4) for x is less than -4
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Question 354641: the first difference of a sequence is 2, 3, 4, 5,... The sum of the first two terms of the original sequence is 16. What first three terms of original sequence?
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Question 354774: ___/___*___+___*___*___/___+___*___=100 and you can only use 1 thru 9 once.

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Question 354911: Find the complete square of x^2+20x+?
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