Describe the pattern in the numbers and write the next two n

Describe the pattern in the numbers and write the next two numbers. 3, 5, 1, 75, 0.875, ____, ____ A round pizza is cut unevenly. Each new cut will cross all previous cuts. Describe a pattern in words relating the number of pieces to the number of cuts in the pizza. Then use your pattern to predict the number of pieces when 5 cuts are made.

Solution

1) The patters here in numbers is is 3.5 /2

So, for next 2 numbers just divide the .875 by 2 = .4375

For the next 2 numbers just divide the .4375 by 2 = .21875