What is the next term in the sequence 24, 12, 6, 3, ...?

What is the next term in the sequence 24, 12, 6, 3, ...?

• A. 2.0
• B. 1.5
• C. 0.75
• D. 1.25

Answer: (B)

Each term is half of the previous one. Starting from 24, halving gives 12, then 6, then 3. Halving 3 yields 1.5, so the next term is 1.5. The other options don’t follow the same halving pattern: 2.0 would not come from halving 3, 0.75 would be the term after the next if you kept halving, and 1.25 isn’t produced by halving any of the given numbers.

Each term is half of the previous one. Starting from 24, halving gives 12, then 6, then 3. Halving 3 yields 1.5, so the next term is 1.5. The other options don’t follow the same halving pattern: 2.0 would not come from halving 3, 0.75 would be the term after the next if you kept halving, and 1.25 isn’t produced by halving any of the given numbers.