Question 1043123:  Next number in series 1 2 8 48 384 
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2/1 = 2, 
8/2 = 4, 
48/8 = 6, 
384/48 = 8.
 
The next term x is thus found by solving  .
 
==> The next term is  .
 
In general, for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., the formula is 
 
  
 
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