SOLUTION: what is the next number and how did you arrive at it? 7,16,8,27,9, is the answer 27 or 10 or 40 or 37

Question 958214: what is the next number and how did you arrive at it? 7,16,8,27,9, is the answer 27 or 10 or 40 or 37
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Odd terms are counting upward 7,8,9,...
Even terms are the product of (previous term+1) and (previous term-5)
7...(7+1)*(7-5)=
16
8...(8+1)*(8-5)=
27
9...(9+1)*(9-5)=
40
ANSWER: The next number would be 40.
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