SOLUTION: The next number in the sequence 4, 5, 8, 13, 20, 29, ... is :

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Question 314509: The next number in the sequence 4, 5, 8, 13, 20, 29, ... is :
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at the differences between successive numbers.





You see the pattern?
A series of odd numbers
The next difference would be 11.

The next number is 40.

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