What is the next number in the series?
1/576 1/288 1/144 1/72 1/36 __?__

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What is the next number in the series?
1/576   1/288   1/144   1/72   1/36    __?__

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The pattern is n x 2, x 2, x 2…
Each number is multiplied by 2.
Another way to look at this pattern is that the denominator (the bottom number in the fraction) is divided by 2 each time.
1/576 x 2 = 1/288 x 2 = 1/144 x 2 = 1/172 x 2 = 1/36 x 2 = 1/18

What Is the Next Number in the Series