SOLUTION: Find the next two terms of the geometric sequence 6250,5000,4000,...

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Question 41933: Find the next two terms of the geometric sequence 6250,5000,4000,...
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have to find the common ratio, r, first...then apply it to the last term to find the next terms...here
r = 5000/6250 = 4/5
so that the next terms are
(4/5)(4000) = 3200 and
(4/5)(3200) = 2560