Question

What is the rule of the pattern below? 52, 48, 44, 40, 36....

Answer 1

Subtract 4

Step-by-step explanation:

In the number pattern:

`52,48,44,40,36...`

We subtract the next term from the previous term below:

`\begin{gathered} 48-52=-4 \\ 44-48=-4 \\ 40-44=-4 \end{gathered}`

We see that each one gives a subtraction of 4.

Therefore, the rule of the pattern is 'Subtract 4'.