You may have started looking at how to write rules to describe patterns with decimals and fractions. A general rule uses pronumerals, which are letters used to represent unknown values.
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Complete the pattern by adding $0.3$0.3 each time.
$0.4$0.4 | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ |
If $b$b belongs to the same pattern, what is the next number?
Consider the following pattern.
What is the pattern?
$6.3$6.3 | $5.9$5.9 | $5.5$5.5 | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ |
The numbers are decreasing by $4$4.
The numbers are decreasing by $0.4$0.4.
The numbers are decreasing by $40$40.
The numbers are decreasing by $0.04$0.04.
Now complete the pattern.
$6.3$6.3 | $5.9$5.9 | $5.5$5.5 | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ |
If $b$b belongs to the same pattern, what is the number after $b$b in the pattern?
Complete the pattern by subtracting $\frac{1}{10}$110 each time.
$\frac{6}{10}$610 | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ | $\editable{}$ |
If $c$c belongs to the same pattern, what is the next number?