Question 1026557:  find the next term 1,7,47,? 
 Found 3 solutions by  rothauserc, Edwin McCravy, Alan3354: Answer by rothauserc(4718)      (Show Source):  Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064)      (Show Source): 
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List them in a column
  1
  7
 47
To the right of each, subtract the number
from the one just below it:
  1  6
  7 40
 47
To the right of the 6, do the same, subtract
the 6 from the number just below it 40-6 = 34
write 34 out beside the 6:
  1  6 34
  7 40
 47
Put another 34 under the 34
  1  6 34
  7 40 34
 47
Now we work backwards.  Add the 34 and the 40,
which is just left of it, getting 74.  Put the 
74 underneath the 40, to the right of the 74
  1  6 34
  7 40 34
 47 74
Finally we add the 74 and the 47, getting 121,
Put the 147 underneath the 47
  1  6 34
  7 40 34
 47 74
121
That's the next term, 121.
Edwin  
 Answer by Alan3354(69443)      (Show Source): 
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