Emanuel is writing a novel. he writes 10 pages on the first day. every day after that, emanuel writes 16 more pages. let y represent the total number of pages emanuel writes after x days. which type of sequence does this situation represent? the situation represents a geometric sequence because the successive y-values have a common ratio of 6. the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y-values have a common difference of 6. the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y-values have a common difference of 16. the situation represents a geometric sequence because the successive y-values have a common ratio of 16.