Type the missing numbers in this sequence: 77, _____, 73, _____, 69, 67, 65

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Type the missing numbers in this sequence:  77,    _____,    73,    _____,    69,    67,    65

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Determine Pattern: We need to determine the pattern in the sequence to find the missing numbers. Let's look at the numbers we have: 77, 73, 69, 67, 65. It seems that the sequence is decreasing, but we need to find the exact difference between the numbers.Find Differences: Let's find the difference between the consecutive numbers that we have: 73 - 77 = -4, 69 - 73 = -4. It appears that the sequence decreases by 4 each time. However, we notice that the difference between 67 and 69 is only -2. This suggests that the pattern might alternate between subtracting 4 and subtracting 2.Confirm Pattern: To confirm the pattern, let's check the difference between 67 and 65: 65 - 67 = -2. This confirms that the pattern is to subtract 4, then subtract 2, and repeat. Now we can use this pattern to find the missing numbers.Find Missing Numbers: The first missing number comes after 77. According to the pattern, we should subtract 4: 77 - 4 = 73. But since 73 is already the next number in the sequence, we must have made a mistake. The pattern is not simply subtracting 4 each time; it alternates between subtracting 4 and subtracting 2. We need to correct this.

Type the missing numbers in this sequence: $\newline$ $77$ , $\_$ , $73$ , $\_$ , $69$ , $67$ , $65$

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Type the missing numbers in this sequence: $\newline$ $77$ , $\_$ , $73$ , $\_$ , $69$ , $67$ , $65$