SOLUTION: What would be the next number in this series: 32 ... 36 ... 9 ... 12 ... 4 ... 6 ... ?

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Question 327493: What would be the next number in this series:
32 ... 36 ... 9 ... 12 ... 4 ... 6 ... ?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The jump from 32 to 36 is adding 4 to 32 to get 36. To go from 36 to 9, you divide by 4.

Now from 9 to 12, we're adding 3. Next, to go from 12 to 4, we're dividing by 3. See the pattern.


So we're going to add 2 to 4 to get 6, then divide that by 2 to get 3. So the next number is 3.