Marie sent 12 pieces of mail in October, 48 pieces of mail in November, 192 pieces of mail in December, and 768 pieces of mail in January. What kind of sequence is this? Choices: (A)arithmetic (B)geometric (C)both (D)neither

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Marie sent 12 pieces of mail in October, 48 pieces of mail in November, 192 pieces of mail in December, and 768 pieces of mail in January. What kind of sequence is this?     Choices: (A)arithmetic (B)geometric (C)both (D)neither

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List Mail Sent: List the number of pieces of mail sent by Marie in each month. October: 12 November: 48 December: 192 January: 768 Sequence: 12, 48, 192, 768Check Arithmetic: Determine if the sequence is arithmetic by checking if the differences between consecutive terms are equal. Difference between November and October: 48 - 12 = 36 Difference between December and November: 192 - 48 = 144 Difference between January and December: 768 - 192 = 576 Check if the differences are equal: 36 ≠ 144 ≠ 576 The differences are not equal, so the sequence is not arithmetic.Check Geometric: Determine if the sequence is geometric by checking if the ratios between consecutive terms are equal. Ratio of November to October: 48 / 12 = 4 Ratio of December to November: 192 / 48 = 4 Ratio of January to December: 768 / 192 = 4 Check if the ratios are equal: 4 = 4 = 4 The ratios are equal, so the sequence is geometric.

Marie sent $12$ pieces of mail in October, $48$ pieces of mail in November, $192$ pieces of mail in December, and $768$ pieces of mail in January. What kind of sequence is this? $\newline$ Choices: $\newline$ (A) arithmetic $\newline$ (B) geometric $\newline$ (C) both $\newline$ (D) neither

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