Number of years since
2000
% of men earning
$50,000 - $74,999
% of women earning
$50,000 - $74,999
2
20.1
13.0
3
20.2
13.3

4
20.5
14.2
5
20.7
15.1
Source: U. S. Census Bureau

Based on the data given, do you think that the percentage of women earning $50,000 to $74,999 ever catch up to the percentage of men earning $50,000 to $74,999? Explain your reasoning.

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2

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