document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=740508>Question 740508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the common ratio of a geometric series that has these partial sums: S4= -3.5, S5= -3.75, S6= -3.875.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am having a lot of problems trying to find the common ratio.  This is a multiple question and none of the answers fit. </SPAN>\n" );
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