The numbers 25 and 33 should be placed in the blanks in the sequence 17, _, _, 41, as they maintain the constant difference of 8 between consecutive numbers.
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The two numbers that should be placed in the blanks are 25 and 33, as they create a sequence where the difference between consecutive numbers is consistently 8. Therefore, the final sequence is 17, 25, 33, 41. This demonstrates a consistent arithmetic pattern.
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