document.write( "Question 1195915: First number sequence:
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document.write( "75,15,25,5,15, ...\r
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document.write( "The correct next number is 3
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document.write( "I don't get why?\r
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document.write( "Second sequence:
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document.write( "183 305 527 749 961 ...\r
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document.write( " The correct next number is 293.
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document.write( "I also can't solve it.\r
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document.write( "Please help to understand how they both work? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #828536 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A possibility for the first sequence, maybe; but I will just ignore the second sequence.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "75, 15, 25, 5, 15, NEXT\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*5*5, 3*5, 5*5, 5 , 3*5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Starting from first term: \n" ); document.write( "down, up, down, up, down.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the factors for each term made of combinations of 3 and 5, and none others. After the \"15\", the next term should go DOWN. The only way is for NEXT term to be 3. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |