Question

What is the next fraction in this sequence? Simplify your answer.

3
8
 ,  
5
16
 ,  
1
4
 ,  
3
16
 ,  
...

Answer 1

You have
`(3)/(8) , (5)/(16) , (1)/(4) , (3)/(16)` and if you put them over 16 everywhere you get
`(6)/(16) , (5)/(16) , (4)/(16) , (3)/(16)` so, the next term would be
`(2)/(16) = (1)/(8)`