Thomas observed that his friend blinked an average of three times every 15 seconds. How many times should his friend blink in 65 second?

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given

number of blinks= 3

time taken to blink=15 seconds

the rate of blink is given as

rate= number of blinks/time taken

rate= 3/15

rate= 1/5 blinks per second, 0.2 blinks per second

Step two:

hence for a 65 second period, the number of blinks is

rate=number of blink/time

0.2=number of blink/9=65

cross multiply we have

number of blink=0.2*65

number of blink=13 blinks

see explanation

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