SOLUTION: Determine a 5th term in the sequence 77,49,36,18...

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Question 851203: Determine a 5th term in the sequence 77,49,36,18...
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, JulietG:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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77,49,36,18,...
+28 -13 -18
-41 -5
+36
no pattern

Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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The next number is 0. Every number thereafter is also 0. The pattern is that the next number is the product of the digits of the previous number.
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77 (7*7=49) -> 49 (4*9=36) -> 36 (3*6=18) -> 18 (1*8=8) -> 08 (0*8=0) -> 0 (0*0) -> 0