Question

Write down the next term in each of the following sequences

a)
12
17
22
27
b) 83
77
71
65

Answer 1

a)12,17,22,27, 32

b)83,77,71,65,59

Explanation:

You go back or forward the amount you went back or forward before

Here's an example with a simple sequence.

2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , ?

The next answer is 10, because it is 2 numbers away from 8, just like 4 is 2 numbers away from 6. In the first one, they are 5 numbers away from each other going up.

In the second one, they are 6 numbers away from each other, going down.

Please tell me if this is the correct answer to the correct question! Thanks!

If it is then here's a challenge :

56, 45, 34, 23, what's next?

Remember to work out how many numbers are between one another!

Good luck!

Answer 2

A) 32 (you keep adding 5)
B) 56 (you keep taking away 6)