describe the pattern then find the missing numbers

_, _,27,38, 49, 60

I see a difference of 11 between the numbers in the pattern.

What do you think the first two numbers are?

the numbers are 5 and 16

Right! Good job! :-)

To find the missing numbers in the pattern, we first need to observe the given numbers and identify the pattern. In this case, the difference between each consecutive pair of numbers is always 11 (27 - 16 = 11, 38 - 27 = 11, 49 - 38 = 11, 60 - 49 = 11).

Now that we have established the pattern, we can use it to find the missing numbers. We also need to figure out the first two numbers in the pattern. To do this, we can subtract 11 from the given number 16 to find the number that comes before it, and then do the same for the computed number to find the number that comes before it.

So, starting with 16, if we subtract 11 from it, we get 5. Therefore, 5 is the number that comes before 16. If we subtract 11 from 5, we get -6.

However, it's worth noting that the missing numbers should be positive integers. Therefore, let's assume that the pattern starts with 5 and 16.

The complete pattern is as follows:

5, 16, 27, 38, 49, 60

Now, with the pattern established, we can identify the missing numbers:

The first missing number comes after 16 and before 27. To fill this gap, we will add 11 to 16. So, the first missing number is 27.

The second missing number comes after 38 and before 49. Adding 11 to 38 gives us 49. Therefore, the second missing number is 49.

So, the missing numbers in the pattern are 27 and 49.