Simple Patterns Math Example 3

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Example 3

easy
What comes next? Red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue, red, ___, ___.

Solution

  1. 1
    The repeating core is: red, blue, blue.
  2. 2
    After red comes blue, then blue.
  3. 3
    Next two: blue, blue.

Answer

blue, blue
The 3-part pattern (red, blue, blue) repeats. After red always come two blues.

About Simple Patterns

A repeating pattern is a sequence of elements (colors, shapes, numbers, or sounds) that repeats in a predictable cycle.

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