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40 42 21 24 8 12 3?
-8
What is the next number in the series 40 42 21 24 8 12 3 is it 6 8 -8 9 or 24?
The next number is eight. If you look at the differences between the numbers, you can see that two different operations are being done. The first operation is to add a certain amount, and the next operation is to divide by that same amount. The amount used is then incremented by one, and the process repeated. 40 + 2 = 42 42 / 2 = 21 21 + 3 = 24 24 / 3 = 8 8 + 4 = 12 12 / 4 = 3 and so on. The sequence then, continues as follows: 40, 42, 21, 24, 8, 12, 3, 8, 8/5, 38/5, 38/11, 115/11, 115/77, ...
What is the next number in the sequence 40 42 21 24 8 12 3?
The pattern is +2 /2 +3 /3 +4 /4, and the next term would be +5, or 8.
What is the next number 40 42 21 24 8 12 3?
Followed by 1.6 then 7.6 then 1.266666667 then 8.266666667 then 1.180952380 then 9.180952380 then 1.147619047 These are rounded to the 9th decimal.
What number comes next in sequence 72 36 40 20 24 12?
16
