Question

Look for a pattern. Complete the last number.

3.6 million; 1,800 thousand, 9 hundred thousand; 450 thousand; _______ thousand

Answer 1

225 thousand.

Explanation:

You are dividing the number in half every time.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

3,600,000 => 1,800,000 => 900,000 => 450,000 => ?

First, find the pattern.

How would you get from 3,600,000 to 1,800,000?

Lets look at this in a simpler format.

36 => 18

We know that if we divide 36 by 2 we get 18, so divide 3,600,000 by 2.

We get 1,800,000

Now, this might be the pattern. However, before we can say that, we need to test it out with the other #'s. So lets do that.

1,800,000 / 2 = 900,000

900,000 / 2 = 450,000

Great, so we see that this is the pattern: divide by two. Now that we know the pattern, we can continue to find the next number.

450,000 / 2 = ?

450,000 / 2 = 225,000

The next number in the pattern is 225 thousand.

Hope this helps! =D