Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence.
-$$a _ { 1 } = 40 , a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } a _ { n - 1 }$$
A) $8 , \frac { 8 } { 5 } , \frac { 8 } { 25 } , \frac { 8 } { 125 }$
B) $40,8 , \frac { 8 } { 5 } , \frac { 8 } { 25 }$
C) $40,200,1,000,5,000$
D) $40 , \frac { 201 } { 5 } , \frac { 202 } { 5 } , \frac { 203 } { 5 }$

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The sequence starts with $a_1 = 40$. Each subsequent term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by $\frac{1}{5}$, resulting in the sequence $40, 8, \frac{8}{5}, \frac{8}{25}$.

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Write the First Four Terms of the Geometric Sequence $a _ { 1 } = 40 , a _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 5 } a _ { n - 1 }$