Answer: 22
Step-by-step explanation:
To get from 59 to 51 you subtract 8 then it was minus 7, then minus 6, then minus 5, and then it just kept going down like that
The next number in the given pattern is going to be 24.
59, 51, 44, 38, 33, 29, 26, ?
Notice the difference between each adjacent terms.
59 - 51 = 8
51 - 44 = 7
44 - 38 = 6
38 - 33 = 5
33 - 29 = 4
29 - 26 = 3
Notice that the difference is decreasing one by one.
Let the next number in the pattern be [tex]x[/tex], then we have by pattern:
[tex]26 - x = 2\\or\\x = 26 - 2 = 24[/tex]
Thus, the next number in the pattern is 24.
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