Arithmetic vs Geometric Sequences

What are the next 3 terms in this sequence of terms? 3, 7, 11, 15

• 18, 22, 26
• 19, 21, 23
• 19, 23, 27
• 18, 21, 24

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Identify the common difference.
97, 86, 75, 64, ...

• 8
• 11
• -11
• -8

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What kind of sequence is the pattern 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, ...?

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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What is the common ratio for the sequence:
28, -14, 7, -3.5...

• 1/2 (or 0.5)
• - 1/2 (or -0.5)
• -14
• -7

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For each sequence, state if it is arithmetic, geometric, or neither.
−34, −26, −18, −10, −2, ... 

• Arithmetic
• Geometric
• Neither

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Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence:      -2, -4, -8, -16, . . . 

• -2
• 2
• 4
• -4

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Arithmetic sequences involve

• multiplication and division
• multiplication and addition
• addition and subtraction
• subtraction and division

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Is the sequence-4, -12, -36, -108,... arithmetic geometric, or neither?

• arithmetic
• geometric
• neither

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Does the following table represent a geometric sequence or an arithmetic? Explain 

• geometric, it has a constant rate
• geometric, it has a constant percentage
• arithmetic, it has a constant rate
• arithmetic, it has a constant percentage

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Which of the following is an example of an arithmetic sequence?

• 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

• 1, 2, 4, 7, 11

• 15, 13, 11, 9, 7

• 3, 6, 12, 24, 48

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