1.   Find the next two terms of the geometric sequence 50, 40, 32, …
    A. 25.6, 20.48 B. 26, 22
    C. 28.5, 25.52 D. 24, 16
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  2.   What is the eighth term of the geometric sequence whose first three terms are 3, 6, and 12?
    A. 384 B. 768
    C. 256 D. 128
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  3.   Suppose that the sixth term of a geometric sequence is 1215, and the first term is 5. What is the second term?
    A. 9 B. 8
    C. 12.5 D. 15
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  4.   Find the geometric mean in the sequence 4, , 196.
    A. 28 or –28 B. 7 only
    C. 28 only D. 7 or –7
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  5.   Suppose that the geometric mean of two numbers is 48, and the first number is 12. What is the second number?
    A. 24 B. 84
    C. 96 D. 192
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