look at the numbers below describe the pattern 75, 74,72,69,65,

what is the next two numbers in the pattern

60, 54

the difference follows a path: 1, 2, 3, 4...

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what is the next two numbers in the pattern 75,74,72,69,65,...

To identify the pattern in the given numbers (75, 74, 72, 69, 65), we need to observe the differences between consecutive terms:

75 - 74 = 1
74 - 72 = 2
72 - 69 = 3
69 - 65 = 4

From this observation, we can see that the differences between the terms are increasing by 1 each time. This suggests that the pattern involves subtracting an increasing number from each term.

Now, to find the next two numbers in the pattern, we continue the pattern of subtracting increasing numbers:

65 - 5 = 60
60 - 6 = 54

Therefore, the next two numbers in the pattern are 60 and 54.