0 -> 24
1 -> 21
2 -> 18
Hint: arrange in order:
0 -> 24
1 -> 21
2 -> 18
What's special about the "in" numbers here?
Please help me find the rule
The in numbers increase by one each time.
thanks
You are welcome.
To find the rule for the given numbers, let's analyze the pattern in the pairs of input and output values:
0 -> 24
1 -> 21
2 -> 18
When we look at the input values (0, 1, 2), we can see that they are reducing by 1 each time. Similarly, when we observe the output values (24, 21, 18), we can notice that they are reducing by 3 each time.
So, it seems like the rule for generating the output values is to subtract 3 from the input value. This can be represented by the formula:
Output value = Input value * 3 - 3
Let's test this rule with the given pairs of input and output values:
0 * 3 - 3 = 0 - 3 = -3 (Which is not the actual output, so it seems like this rule doesn't hold for 0)
1 * 3 - 3 = 3 - 3 = 0 (Matches the actual output of 0)
2 * 3 - 3 = 6 - 3 = 3 (Matches the actual output of 3)
Therefore, the correct rule for the given pairs would be:
Output value = Input value * 3 - 3, except for the case when the input is 0.