document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208497>Question 1208497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2, 2/3, 6/5,?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #846953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_tutor2020><B>math_tutor2020(3817)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_tutor2020><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=846953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color=black size=3><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are no context clues or instructions telling us what type of sequence this is (whether it pertains to the entire fractions themselves or the pieces of the fractions).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Predicting the next term of a sequence like this is not really mathematics. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's purely guesswork.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other tutors have shown there are multiple possible answers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are perhaps infinitely many.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll provide a summary of what tutors Greenestamps and Edwin have found.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each item in <font color=red>red</font> is a <font size=4>potential</font> answer, but there's no way of truly knowing without more context. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It might turn out that your teacher is looking for something else entirely.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2, 2/3, 6/5, <font color=red>30/11</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2, 2/3, 6/5, <font color=red>30/7</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2, 2/3, 6/5, <font color=red>24/7</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2, 2/3, 6/5, <font color=red>7/8</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2, 2/3, 6/5, <font color=red>21/10</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would be cruel madness for a teacher to expect students to be mind readers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See this <a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/Sequences-and-series.faq.question.1195799.html\">similar question</a><BR>\n" );
document.write( "On that link I try to find the next few terms in the sequence 1,2,4,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It turns out there are at least 3 different possible answers for that question. There may be infinitely many answers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is more evidence that vague questions like this are very flawed. There needs to be more context provided. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A good well phrased question is something like \"The sequence 1,3,5,7,... is arithmetic. What is the next term?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A very flawed question simply gives a sequence without mentioning what type of sequence it is.<BR>\n" );
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