Question

Identify a pattern in the given list of numbers. Then use this pattern to find the next number. (98, 92, 86, 80, 74)The next number is   enter your response here.

Answer 1

STEP - BY - STEP EXPLANATION

What to find?

Identification of pattern and then the next number.

Given:

98, 92, 86, 80, 74

Observe that to get the second term, we will subtract 6 from the previous term.

That is;

First term = 98

Second term = first term - 6 =92

Third term = second term - 6 = 86

Fourth term = Third term - 6 = 80

Fifth term = Fourth term - 6 = 74

Now, to find the sixth term, we will apply the same pattern.

$Sixth\text{ term=fifth term-6}$$\begin{gathered} =74-6 \\ \\ =68 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the next term is 68

ANSWER

68