Your class is conducting an experiment to study geometric sequences. The class forms a line . The first person takes a whole pizza and divides it in half ,keeps half and hands the other half to the next person in line . The next people in line do the same with there slices of pizza . Which portion of the whole pizza does the 7th person in line get ? Please help !!!
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To get this answer you begin your pattern with 1, and divide by 2 each time. Here is your pattern:
1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64.
The first person starts with the 1 whole pizza.
In a geometric pattern, you multiply or divide by the same thing each time.
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