The way I got it was by dividing 60 by 1,2,3,4,5,6
60,30,20,15,12,10
The second pattern that the other poster got, I think was coincidental. Based on some property of the number 60. I don't think you can consider this the true pattern though. I'm sure it would break down somewhere, like when we reach decimals.
A different way to look at it .. 1 number = 60 2 number = 60*1/2= 30. 3 number = 60*1/3= 20. 4 number =60*1/4=15. 5 number = 60*1/5= 12. 6 number = 60*1/6=10. correct me if i am wrong..
12, 10
ReplyDelete12, 10
ReplyDeleteI got 12, 10 also but i dont know if my way is right. Here is how I did it.
ReplyDelete60, 30, 20, 15, ?, ?
I ask myself what do i have to do to 60 to get 30.
I can subtract by 30, or multiply by 1/2.
Subtracting issued no pattern so i divided.
60*.5 = 30
but 30*5 = 15 not 20.
so now my issue is with 20. So I look at 30, 20, 15
30*5 gave me 15 but there is a 20 in the middle.
So I worked backwards. What do I have to do to 20 to get 15? Add 5
15*.5= 7.5
7.5+4.5 = 12
I added 5 to 15 to get 20
So i added 4.5 to 7.5 to get 12. .5 less
12*.5 = 6
6+4= 10
So i think there where two patterns
Multiplying by .5 and adding .5 less to each even number. Dont know if i make sense or if im right but that how i got 12, and 10
The way I got it was by dividing 60 by 1,2,3,4,5,6
ReplyDelete60,30,20,15,12,10
The second pattern that the other poster got, I think was coincidental. Based on some property of the number 60. I don't think you can consider this the true pattern though. I'm sure it would break down somewhere, like when we reach decimals.
30 is 1/2 of 60
ReplyDelete20 is 2/3 of 30
15 is 3/4 of 20
12 is 4/5 of 15
10 is 5/6 of 12
12 and 10
ReplyDeletesame method as above
A different way to look at it ..
ReplyDelete1 number = 60
2 number = 60*1/2= 30.
3 number = 60*1/3= 20.
4 number =60*1/4=15.
5 number = 60*1/5= 12.
6 number = 60*1/6=10.
correct me if i am wrong..