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As we could "drag" these together, we could then do it the easy way.
56
+56
+56
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168
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Or we could also do the following:
56

3:
6

3= 18.
Carry the one.
5

3 = 15+1 (which was carried). = 16
(16+8) =
168
Note this pattern: Mult. 24 by (-1/4) produces -6.
Mult -6 by (-1/4) produces 6/4 = 3/2
Mult. 3/2 by (-1/4) produces 3/8
Looks as though you copied the problem down incorrectly. You wrote 32 for 3/2 and -38 for -3/8.
The common ratio is -1/4.