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Determine the most probable next term in the sequence 486,162,54,18,6

User Dgolovin
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each number is the the prior number divided by 3 so next in the sequence would be 2
User Mqchen
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It is a Geometric Progression with common ratio :
= 162/486 = 1/3

So, Next term would be: 6 * 1/3 = 2

In short, Your Answer would be 2

Hope this helps!
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