SOLUTION: Work out the next 5 terms in the number sequences below and explain Your calculation using 'n' as Your First term; e.g. n+1,n+2,n+3, etc.:

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Question 1151930: Work out the next 5 terms in the number sequences below and explain Your calculation using 'n' as Your First term; e.g. n+1,n+2,n+3, etc.:
a.297;290;276;255;... b.1;10;100;... c.3;9;81;... d.24;25;27;30;...

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The instructions with the problem are not clear....

For sequences a and d, look at the pattern of differences between successive terms.

For sequences b and c, look at the pattern of ratios between successive terms.

Those are the two most common kinds of patterns in relatively simple sequences....