SOLUTION: 3,5,9,15,23,33,45,59 what is the number pattern or the rule for this equation?

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Question 677279: 3,5,9,15,23,33,45,59 what is the number pattern or the rule for this equation?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You're adding +2, +4, +6, +8, etc

So you're adding even numbers in succession to each previous number to get the next number.


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