Question

2. Identify a pattern and find the next number in the pattern.

Answer 1

it is -3.

The pattern is that each number is divided by two

-48/2=-24

-24/2=-12

-12/2=-6

-6/2=-3

And so on...

Answer 2

$\bf -48~~,~~\stackrel{-48\cdot \frac{1}{2}}{-24}~~,~~\stackrel{-24\cdot \frac{1}{2}}{-12}~~,~~\stackrel{-12\cdot \frac{1}{2}}{-6}~~,~~\stackrel{\downarrow }{\stackrel{-6\cdot \frac{1}{2}}{-3}}$