document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=475066>Question 475066</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the next number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40, 42, 21, 24, 8, 12, 3, ___ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #325795 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=325795\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The pattern is: add 2, divide by 2, add 3, divide by 3, add 4, divide by 4. To obtain the next number, we add 5 to the previous number to get 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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