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9,3,1, 1/3, 1/9........ i need three numbers in the pattern and i dont get it...

User JC Grubbs
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The pattern is that you are dividing by 3.

Therefore, to work out the next three numbers, you need to divide the last number by 3.

So you'd do:

1/9 ÷ 3 = 1/27

1/27 ÷ 3 = 1/81

1/81 ÷ 3 = 1/243

Therefore, the next three numbers are 1/27, 1/81, and 1/243.

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