SOLUTION: Determine a 5th term in the sequence 77,49,36,18...

Question 851203: Determine a 5th term in the sequence 77,49,36,18...
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, JulietG:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
77,49,36,18,...
+28 -13 -18
-41 -5
+36
no pattern
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The next number is 0. Every number thereafter is also 0. The pattern is that the next number is the product of the digits of the previous number.
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77 (7*7=49) -> 49 (4*9=36) -> 36 (3*6=18) -> 18 (1*8=8) -> 08 (0*8=0) -> 0 (0*0) -> 0
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