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In a school, on the first day 1 student was absent, on the second day 2 students were absent,on the third day 4 students were absent. On the fourth day 8 students were absent if same patterncontinued till 6th day, how many students would be absent on the 6th day?

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Answer:

this is a geometric sequence with a1 = 1

                                                         r = 2

=> the number of students who are absent in 6th day is the 6th number in this sequence

=> the number of students who are absent in 6th day is

[tex]a_{6} =a_{1} .2^{5}=1.2^{5}=32[/tex]

=> the number of students in 6th day is 32 students

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