Look at the pattern below.

324, 108, 36, 12, . . .

If this pattern continues, what is the next term?

A 6

B 4

C 3

D 1

Question

Look at the pattern below.

324, 108, 36, 12, . . .

If this pattern continues, what is the next term?

A 6

B 4

C 3

D 1

destinymasha · Answer

each term is the previous one divided by 3

destinymasha · Answer

B -4

anonymous · Answer

Also, wrong subject. I don't understand why you would come here; the Mathematics section of Openstudy is much more populated.

destinymasha · Answer

sorry if i didnt word it  right, each number is divided by 3

anonymous · Answer

I see that you are in High School based on your profile. If you're in algebra or algebra 2, you should know that (a2)/(a1)=r where r is the common ratio. So 108/324=1/3
Then, use the an=a1r^(n-1) formula to find the next term.
You want to find a5 or the 5th item in the sequence, so n=5. You already know that the first thing in the sequence is 324 so plug everything in.
a5=324(1/3)^(5-1)

IF YOU HAVE NOT LEARNED THIS, IGNORE IT.