what is the next number ?

2 , 4 , 10, 24, 54, x

x = ? and why ?

Question

what is the next number ?

2 , 4 , 10, 24, 54, x

x = ? and why ?

Vocaloid · Answer

I'm not sure if this is the answer they're looking for, but here's the pattern I saw:

- start with the first term, double it, then add 0
- second term, double it and then add 2
- third term, double it and add 4
and so on. so applying this to the last term 54, we'd double it and add 8 to get 116

jhonyy9 · Answer

@vocaloid wrote:

I'm not sure if this is the answer they're looking for, but here's the pattern I saw: - start with the first term, double it, then add 0 - second term, double it and then add 2 - third term, double it and add 4 and so on. so applying this to the last term 54, we'd double it and add 8 to get 116

perfect tysm