document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164494>Question 1164494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the next three terms of 4,8,16,32,64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #788893 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=788893\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is no way to know what the next term(s) are; ANY next three numbers will make a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can look for an APPARENT pattern in the numbers to GUESS a POSSIBLE or even PROBABLE answer; but there is no way to know whether any answer you come up with is correct.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this example, each term is double the previous term, SUGGESTING a POSSIBLE answer:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*2 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*2 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*2 = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32*2 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64*2 = 128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "128*2 = 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "256*2 = 512<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But, again....  Despite how OBVIOUS that answer is, it is only a GUESS.<br><BR>\n" );
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