Kristina bought lollipops for her children. she gave linus half of the ones she bought but ended up taking 5 away from him at the end of the day due to poor behavior. she gave nicholas one third of the ones she bought and 3 extra by the end of the day due to good behavior. linus had at least as many lollipops as nicholas had at the end of the day. what is the minimum number of lollipops kristina bought?

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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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