SOLUTION: Q. Find the wrong number in the series 8, 17, 37, 79, 165, 338

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Question 891655: Q. Find the wrong number in the series
8, 17, 37, 79, 165, 338
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each number is progressively 1, 3, 5, 7... more than twice the previous number.


8+8 = 16 + 1 = 17


17+17 = 34 + 3 = 37


37 + 37 = 74 + 5 = 79


79 + 79 = 158 + 7 = 165


165 + 165 = 330+ 9 = 339. The final number should be 339.

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