" What number comes next in the pattern" 1000,200,40,8,___"
Please help me!!
2007-11-29 09:14:31 · 7 answers · asked by mini me 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
well each number is just the last one divided by five.
so divide 8 by five.
you get
1.6
2007-11-29 09:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every number is divided by 5 to get the next number:
1000/5=200, 200/5= 40, etc.
8/5 = 1.6, or you can leave it in fraction form
2007-11-29 17:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by albs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pattern is:
- divide by 10
- double
Therefore
-8/10 = .8
-.8 x 2 = 1.6
Next,
-1.6 / 10 = .16
-.16 x 2 = .34
2007-11-29 17:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by fishinginmontana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000/5 = 200
200/5 = 40
40/5 = 8
8/5 is the next number
2007-11-29 17:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by kindricko 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8/5 or 1.6
Each successive number is 1/5 the size of the previous number.
2007-11-29 17:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by J C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8/5
This is a geometric sequence of ratio = 1/5
2007-11-29 17:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by achain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a billion
2007-11-29 17:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋