Find the next number in the sequence: 4, 3, 7, 10, 17, 27, ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 44
- Step 1: Each term is the sum of the two terms before it.
- Step 2: Next term .
Answer
44.
Why not the others: 54: it doubles the last term. 37: it continues the last difference.
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