SOLUTION: In the Fibonnaci sequence, what number follows 89?

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Question 445309: In the Fibonnaci sequence, what number follows 89?
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: In the Fibonacci sequence, what number follows 89?
the next number is the sum of the previous two numbers in the Fibonacci sequence
For a low number like 89, the easiest way is just to write the sequence starting with 0
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0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144, so 144 is the next number