document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=943739>Question 943739</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the next number in this pattern? 6, 18, 35, 62, 109, ____ . I have try adding going up.I multied.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #575397 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=575397\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One approach is to look at the differences between terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12, 17, 27, 47\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the differences between terms of the previous sequence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5, 10, 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can try assigning 40 as the next term in the above sequence (since it appears to double), so the difference in the first sequence would be 47+40 = 87. By this rule, the next term would be 109+87 = 196.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are probably other approaches that give different answers, which is why these sequence problems usually aren't very good. </SPAN>\n" );
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