SOLUTION: What would be the next number in the sequence: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 18 ? Why? ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ________

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Question 1185085: What would be the next number in the sequence: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 18
? Why?
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Found 3 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


There is no mathematics in this or any other similar problem.

Many different logical rules will produce this set of first numbers in the sequence; but those different rules will very likely produce different next numbers.

Technically, the answers to the two questions are these:
Question: What would be the next number? Answer: Any number you want.
Question: Why? Answer: Because any next number makes a valid sequence.

The only way to KNOW the CORRECT answers to any problem like this is to ask the author of the problem what the answers are.


Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0+1=1
1+2=3
2+3=5
5+8=13
8+13=21
Not any apparent pattern

1-0=1;
2-1=1;
3-2=1
5-3=2;
8-5=3;
13-8=5;
18-13=5;
No pattern

Pick any counting number you want as long as it is bigger than 18. No pattern.

Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It was just explained   one  thousand  million  times  at this forum,  that

all questions of this type are not  Mathematical and have no any relation/relations to  Math.


With such questions,  go to  Fortune  Tellers.



Their method of solution is to take the money   (your money,  naturally).


In response,  they will call/name you any arbitrary number.


If you will ask them  "Why ?",  they will refer to special location/disposition of stars and/or planets in the sky,
and will request additional money.


P L E A S E   do not post such requests to this forum.


        T H A N K   Y O U   very   M U C H.





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