document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151930>Question 1151930</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Work out the next 5 terms in the number sequences below and explain Your calculation using 'n' as Your First term; e.g. n+1,n+2,n+3, etc.:                                                              <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  a.297;290;276;255;...                                                                    b.1;10;100;...                                                                                 c.3;9;81;...                                                                    d.24;25;27;30;...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The instructions with the problem are not clear....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For sequences a and d, look at the pattern of differences between successive terms.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For sequences b and c, look at the pattern of ratios between successive terms.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those are the two most common kinds of patterns in relatively simple sequences....<br><BR>\n" );
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