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| Question 925738:  Please help me solve these problems:
 "Find the rule to fit this In/Out tables. You may find it helpful to draw out the first and second differences.
 1.
 IN        OUT
 1	  14
 2	  17
 3	  20
 4	  23
 5	  26
 6	  ?
 Rule: "The OUT is...
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 2.
 IN      OUT
 1        8
 2        11
 3        16
 4        23
 5        ?
 6        ?
 Rule: "The OUT is...
 ___________________
 3.
 IN       OUT
 1         5
 2         20
 3         45
 4         80
 5         ?
 6         ?
 Rule: "The OUT is...
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 I noticed some patterns in OUT of these problems but cannot create rule equations for each problem.
 1. Pattern: the difference between the next OUT and previous OUT is 3.
 17 - 14 = 3, 20 - 17 = 3, 23 - 20 = 3, 26 - 23 = 3. So OUT for IN 6 will be 29 (26 + 3 = 29).
 2. Pattern: the difference between the next OUT and previous OUT is increased each time by 2.
 11 - 8 = 3, 16 - 11 = 5, 23 - 16 = 7 (5 - 3 = 2, 7 - 5 = 2). So I could find
 OUT for IN 5 and OUT for IN 6:
 IN 5   OUT 32 (7 + 2 = 9, 23 + 9 = 32)
 IN 6   OUT 43 (9 + 2 = 11, 32 + 11 = 43)
 3. Pattern: the difference between the next OUT and previous OUT is increased each time by 10.
 20 - 5 = 15, 45 - 20 = 25, 80 - 45 = 35 (25 - 15 = 10, 35 - 25 = 10). So I could find OUT for IN 5 and OUT for IN 6:
 IN 5   OUT 125 (35 + 10 = 45, 80 + 45 = 125)
 IN 6   OUT 180 (45 + 10 = 55, 125 + 55 = 180).
 Please help me with finding rule equations.
 Thank you,
 Inna
 
 Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)
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