Look at the following set of numbers and determine if there is a rule. If there is one, what is it?
Look at the following set of numbers and determine if there is a rule. If there is one, what is it?
To solve this problem of finding the rule for the sequence , we will follow these steps:
Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Calculate the difference between consecutive terms:
Step 2: We observe that the difference between each pair of successive numbers is , which is consistent throughout the sequence.
Step 3: Compare this pattern with the given choices. The choice corresponding to adding 5 consistently matches our observed pattern.
Therefore, the rule for this sequence is to add 5 to each preceding number to obtain the next number in the sequence. This corresponds with choice number 2: .