document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150240>Question 150240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im stuck on this problem. Please help me by showing all the steps and equation. I know the answer is A. -1/8, but i don't know how the problem is solved. Please help me. Thank you!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 16, –4, 1, – 1/4 ,... ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. –1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 1/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "why? because to get the next term, you divide the previous term by -4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1/4 divided by -4 is 1/16. </SPAN>\n" );
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