Question

Give the next 2 terms in this sequence. 1/8 ; 2/7 ; 1/2 ; 4/5

Answer 1

• 1/8,2/7,1/2,4/5

Recreate

• 1/8,2/7,3/6,4/5

We can see

The denominator is decreasing by 1 and numerator is increasing by 1

So next term

• (4+1)/5-1
• 5/4

Next term

• (5+1)/4-1
• 6/3
• 2

Answer 2

• 5/4, 2

Explanation:

Given sequence:

• 1/8, 2/7, 1/2, 4/5

Rewrite as:

• 1/8, 2/7, 3/6, 4/5

We observe the numerators: 1, 2, 3, 4 and denominators: 8, 7, 6, 5

The next two terms are:

• 5/4 and 6/3

or

• 5/4 and 2