Question

look at this pattern:
36, __, 16, 32/3, 64/9, 128/27

what is the missing number?

Answer 1

24

Answer 2

starting from right to left we have
\[\frac{2^7}{3^3},\frac{2^6}{3^2},\frac{2^5}{3^1}\]

Answer 3

so going the other way looks like you are multiplying by 2 and dividing by 3

Answer 4

\[36\times \frac{2}{3}=24,24\times \frac{2}{3}=16, 16\times \frac{2}{3}=\frac{32}{3}, ...\]

Answer 5

so its 24?