SOLUTION: Look at the series: 36,34,30,28,24, ....whst number should come next

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Question 550153: Look at the series: 36,34,30,28,24, ....whst number should come next
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is a reduction of 2 and then 4, in a repeating pattern.


36-34=2, 34-30=4, 30-28=2, 28-24=4, the next reduction is 2, so the next number is 24-2=22.

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