To access the complete lesson on this topic, go to http://www.yourteacher.com. Students learn to find the next three numbers in patterns with fractions, decimals, or integers. For example, to find the next three numbers in the pattern 5.2, 4.4, 3.6, 2.8, __, __, __, notice that each number is 0.8 less than the number before it, so the next three numbers in the pattern are 2.8 -- 0.8, or 2, 2 -- 0.8, or 1.2, and 1.2 -- 0.8, or 0.4.
