document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327493>Question 327493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What would be the next number in this series:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 ... 36 ... 9 ... 12 ... 4 ... 6 ... ? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #234545 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=234545\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The jump from 32 to 36 is adding 4 to 32 to get 36. To go from 36 to 9, you divide by 4. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now from 9 to 12, we're adding 3. Next, to go from 12 to 4, we're dividing by 3. See the pattern.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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. </SPAN>\n" );
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