Question

2. Identify a pattern and find the next number in the pattern.

-48,-24 -12,-6

A. -3
B. 0
C. 2
D. 3

Please help!
I think it’s -3....

Answer 1

`\bf -48~~,~~\stackrel{-48\cdot (1)/(2)}{-24}~~,~~\stackrel{-24\cdot (1)/(2)}{-12}~~,~~\stackrel{-12\cdot (1)/(2)}{-6}~~,~~\stackrel{\downarrow }{\stackrel{-6\cdot (1)/(2)}{-3}}`

Answer 2

it is -3.

The pattern is that each number is divided by two

-48/2=-24

-24/2=-12

-12/2=-6

-6/2=-3

And so on...