What number comes next in the series 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ...?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 243
- Step 1: Each term is 3 times the previous one, so the next term is 81 x 3 = 243.
Answer
243.
Why not the others: 84, 108 and 244 don't fit.
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