SOLUTION: 1 3 5 so 2 4 ? What is the third no. But answer is not 6 please solve

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Question 886894: 1 3 5 so 2 4 ? What is the third no. But answer is not 6 please solve

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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2, 4, .... is a geometric sequence,
we write a geometric sequence as a, ar, ar^2, ar^3, where a is the first term and r is the common ratio between terms
in our case a = 2 and r = 2, then we get
2, 4, 8, etc.
third no is 8