SOLUTION: 60, 30, 20, 15,

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Question 1111662: 60, 30, 20, 15,
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60, 30, 20, 15, 12.5, 11.25, ...

The first differences for 60, 30, 20, 15 are
60 - 30 = 20,
30 - 20 = 10,
20 - 15 = 5
Each difference is half of the difference before.
The next differences would be
5%2F2=2.5 ,
2.5%2F2=1.25 , etc.
so, the next two terms are
15-2.5=12.5 and 12.5-1.25=11.25 .