Question

Use inductive reasoning to find the next number in the pattern: 3 / 6 , 5 / 7, 7 / 8, ____.

Answer 1

As you can see above to get the next term you add 2 in the numerator and 1 in the denominator, then the next term is:

`(7+2)/(8+1)=(9)/(9)=1`Answer: Next term is 1