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Sequences word problems

Mohamed decided to track the number of leaves on the tree in his backyard each year. The first year, there were 500500 leaves. Each year thereafter, the number of leaves was 40%40\% more than the year before.
Let f(n)f(n) be the number of leaves on the tree in Mohamed's back yard in the nthn^\text{th} year since he started tracking it.
ff is a sequence. What kind of sequence is it?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
Complete the recursive formula for f(n)f(n).
f(1)=f(1)=
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
f(n)=f(n1)f(n)=f(n-1)
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4