Ask Me Help Desk

Ask Me Help Desk (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/forum.php)
-   Math & Sciences (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=402)
-   -   Number games (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/showthread.php?t=246377)

  • Aug 7, 2008, 09:12 AM
    jchalk
    Number games
    What comes next in this sequence

    1/12, 1/6, 1/3, 2/3 ? (3/4, 4/3 or 3/2)


    What should come next in this sequence

    1, 2, 0, 3, -1 ? (5, 4 0r -3)
  • Aug 7, 2008, 09:29 AM
    ebaines
    Here are a couple of hints:

    For the first sequence, look at the ratio of one number to the next - each is twice as big as the one before.

    For the second sequence, look at the difference between each number and the next. You will see that the differences form a pattern of +1 -2 +3 -4...
  • Aug 10, 2008, 08:25 AM
    Rehaan_genius
    first one is a GP(geometric progression) having common ratio r=2 and first term a=1/12
    and you want to find n=5th term of the series so just apply the formula for
    5th term=ar^5-1 and you will get the answer, i.e. 4/3.

  • All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:21 AM.