"normdeploom (love that name!), I think this is the same pattern many have posted, but you've rearranged it slightly. Instead of saying 8 X 7 = 56 you say 56 / 8 = 7. What is different is how you interpret this pattern. For you, the important point seems to be that the number on the right decreases by one for each row. Thus the final row should be 9 / 3 = 3, with ? = 3 being your final (corrected) answer. Right? If so, you got the same answer as Jon, and for pretty much the same reason. Thanks for dropping by!" - Brent Logan