Simple Patterns Math Example 4

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Example 4

medium
Find the next two terms: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, ___.

Solution

  1. 1
    Each term increases by 5: \(10-5=5\), \(15-10=5\), \(20-15=5\).
  2. 2
    Next: \(20 + 5 = 25\).
  3. 3
    Then: \(25 + 5 = 30\).

Answer

25, 30
This is skip-counting by 5. Each new term adds 5 to the previous one.

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