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how can you figure out the next number and the pattern below? write a conjecture that describes the pattern

how can you figure out the next number and the pattern below? write a conjecture that-example-1
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Given the pattern:

29, 28, 26, 23, 19

The conjecture that describes this pattern is:

The differnce of each element is increasing by 1.

A subtraction of 1, then subtraction of 2, subtraction of 3, subtraction of 4, and so on.

Example:

29 - 1 = 28

28 - 2 = 26

26 - 3 = 23

23 - 4 = 19

19 - 5 = 14

Therefore the next number is 14.

ANSWER:

14

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