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Question from Kyle, a parent: What number comes next in the series 49,48,46,43,39...? |
Kyle,
look at the difference between consecutive terms in the series:
start at 49, then subtract 1 and
you get 48, then subtract 2 and
you get 46, then subtract 3 and
you get 43, etc.
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