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Question
I have a sequence or series to solve:
Term: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
16, 17, 20, 22
I have to find the next term (5th) and prove why this is the case. Please help!
the only pattern i can see is this
16, 17, 20, 22
20 - 16 = 4
22 - 17 = 5
so i believe your answer is found like this
20 + 6 = 26
so i believe the answer is 26
so some of the numbers are
16, 17, 20, 22, 26, 29, 34, etc...
so the 5h term i believe is 26.
sometimes you can't just go from left to right, sometimes you have to go one after the other.
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Sherman D.
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