SOLUTION: Find the next number in the sequence. Describe the pattern and explain how you used it to find your answer. 1:1 2:1 3:2 4:3 5:5 6:8 7:13

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Question 1095151: Find the next number in the sequence. Describe the pattern and explain how you used it to find your answer.
1:1
2:1
3:2
4:3
5:5
6:8
7:13
Answer by Rhodium(14) About Me  (Show Source):
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On the left column, we see:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
All of the numbers are being added by one, thus the next number will be 7+1, or 8
On the right column we see:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13
Each number is being added by the previous, whereas 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, and so on, thus the next number will be 13+8, or 21
Our final answer is:
8:21