Find a number that is exactly halfway between 1 and 27

14

Step-by-step explanation:

A number that is exactly halfway between 1 and 27 is the middle number

In other words, we want to find the median between 1 and 27

Median = (x + y) / 2

Let

x = 1

y = 27

Median = (x + y) / 2

= (1 + 27) / 2

= 28/2

= 14

Therefore, the number between 1 and 27 is 14

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents