what is the next two terms of the number sequence
kindly explain briefly at grade 7 level
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Answer:
How To Find The Next Term In A Number Sequence?
A number sequence is a list of numbers arranged in a row. Let us look at two examples below.
(i) 4, 6, 1, 10, 14, 5, …
(ii) 4, 7, 10, 13, ….
Number sequence (i) is a list of numbers without order or pattern. You cannot tell what number comes after 5.
Number sequence (ii) has a pattern. Do you observe that each number is obtained by adding 3 to the preceding number (i.e. the number just before it)?
In these lesson, we will only study number sequences with patterns.
Some other examples of number sequences are:
Number Sequence Pattern
3, 6, 9, 12, ... add 3
12, 17, 22, 27, ... add 5
70, 65, 60, 55, ... subtract 5
15, 19, 23, 27, … add 4
81, 27, 9, 3, … divide by 3
Answer:
First, find the common difference for the sequence. Subtract the first term from the second term. Subtract the second term from the third term. To find the next value, add to the last given number.