SOLUTION: What is the missing number in this sequence: 1, 4, 27, ??, 3125? Thank you for your help!

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Question 768355: What is the missing number in this sequence: 1, 4, 27, ??, 3125?
Thank you for your help!
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1, 4, 27, ??, 3125?

Ans:

1 = 1

4 = 2*2

27 = 3*3*3

???

3125 = 5*5*5*5*5



Get the pattern? 

The missing number is obviously 4^4 or 4*4*4*4 = 256



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