Question

If the pattern were continued, what would be the ratio of the numberof unshaded squares to the number of shaded squares in the next figurein the pattern?

Answer 1

We have the following:

`\begin{gathered} \frac{\text{unshaded}}{\text{shaded}} \\ (4)/(1) \\ (5)/(4) \\ (8)/(5) \\ (9)/(8) \end{gathered}`