Look at the numbers below.
75, 74, 72, 69, 65
A: describe the pattern
75 - 1 = 74
74 - 2 = 72
72 - 3 = 69
and so on
I didn't figure this pattern until now! This is brilliant! I just don't know how to explain the problem.
The pattern in the given numbers can be described as a decreasing sequence. Starting with 75, each subsequent number decreases by a certain amount. Specifically, the difference between each number and the next one is as follows: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
To describe the pattern in the given numbers - 75, 74, 72, 69, and 65 - we can observe that each number is decreasing by a certain amount. To find this amount, we can subtract each number from the previous number in the sequence:
74 - 75 = -1
72 - 74 = -2
69 - 72 = -3
65 - 69 = -4
From these calculations, we can see that the numbers are decreasing by 1, 2, 3, and 4 consecutively. Therefore, the pattern in the given numbers is that each subsequent number is decreasing by an increment of 1 more than the previous number.