Explain this pattern.

322 32.2 3.22 0.322

You are just moving your decimal place over one place to the left, which is the same as dividing by 10.

So if we're moving it to the left if the rule was different would we have to move it to the right

The given pattern is a sequence of numbers where each subsequent number is one-tenth of the previous number.

Here's a step-by-step breakdown:

1. The first number in the pattern is 322.
2. To find the second number, we divide the first number (322) by 10: 322 ÷ 10 = 32.2.
3. The third number is obtained by dividing the second number (32.2) by 10: 32.2 ÷ 10 = 3.22.
4. Finally, the fourth number is obtained by dividing the third number (3.22) by 10: 3.22 ÷ 10 = 0.322.

Therefore, the pattern is formed by successively dividing each number by 10.

This pattern appears to be a series of numbers that are decreasing by a factor of 10.

To explain further, the first number, 322, can be seen as 3 * 10^2 + 2 * 10^1 + 2 * 10^0.

The second number, 32.2, can be seen as 3 * 10^1 + 2 * 10^0 + 2 * 10^-1.

The third number, 3.22, can be seen as 3 * 10^0 + 2 * 10^-1 + 2 * 10^-2.

And finally, the fourth number, 0.322, can be seen as 3 * 10^-1 + 2 * 10^-2 + 2 * 10^-3.

As you can see, each subsequent number has the same digits as the previous number, but they are shifted one place to the right with a smaller exponent of 10, hence the factor of 10 decrease.