45, 43, 40, 38, 35 What is the 12th term in this number pattern? What is thte pattern rule?

Question

what is the pattern rule to determine 12th in sequence without counting down?

Answer 1

Given series 45,43,40,38,35

First term is 45

To find the next number rule is subtracting 2.

45-2 = 43

To find next number subtracting 3 .

43-3 = 40.

To find the numbers given series in order subtract 2,3 in previous number .

the series is 45,43,40,38,35,33,30,28,25,23,20,18,...

In the series 12 th term is 18.