Question

owen follows the rule divide by 2 to write the pattern below. he will write two more numbers to complete the pattern. which statement is true?

Answer 1

Every number in the pattern will have a 0 or a 5 in its ones place

Explanation:

Given

Rule: Divide by 2

`800, 400, 200, 100, [\ ], [\ ]`

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Required

Which statement is true

First, we apply the rule to complete the blanks.

Divide by 2 implies that we divide the current element by 2, to get the next

So, the first blank becomes

`[\ ] = (100)/(2) = 50`

The next is:

`[\ ] = (50)/(2) = 25`

So, we have:

`800, 400, 200, 100, 50, 25`

Compare each option with the above dataset, we have:

(a) False; because 25 do not have 0 in its 1's space

(b) False; because 50 and 25 do not have 0 in their 10's space

(c) True; because each of the dataset either have 0 or 5 in their 1's space