Yasmin looked at the pattern 2, 16, 18, 54, and determined that the next number should be 162. What type of reasoning did she use?

algebraic reasoning

inductive reasoning

direct reasoning

deductive reasoning

Question

Yasmin looked at the pattern 2, 16, 18, 54, and determined that the next number should be 162. What type of reasoning did she use?
		
algebraic reasoning
		
inductive reasoning
		
direct reasoning
		
deductive reasoning

directrix · Answer

Is the 16 in the problem supposed to be just 6?

>>t the pattern 2, 16,

anonymous · Answer

no its 16

directrix · Answer

I think it is a 6. Regardless, click on this link and you can read a sentence or two about the answer to this question. http://tinyurl.com/ofmltj7

directrix · Answer

Read what @perl said about the question here: http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/5441a884e4b0c72d53e7c80a