document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979576>Question 979576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello. I have been struggling to solve these sequences and I was given this problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine the next term of 1,36,2,30,3,24,4,18 and explain why.<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 #600858 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=600858\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the next term in the sequence 1,36,2,30,3,24,4,18 is 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are really two sequences here,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) first sequence begins with the first term and continues with every other term and is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) second sequence begins with second term and continues with every other term and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36, 30, 24, 18 each term is 6 less than the previous one\r<BR>\n" );
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