Can You Find The Next Number: 23, 45, 89, 177, ?
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Carefully go through the number series below and Find The Next Number:
23, 45, 89, 177, ?
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Answer:
If you watch closely the series follows the sequence of;
(n x 2) – 1;
So (23 x 2) – 1 = 46 -1 = 45;
(45 x 2) – 1 = 90 – 1 = 89;
(89 x 2) – 1 = 178 – 1 = 177;
Therefore next number will be;
(177 x 2) – 1 = 354 – 1 = 353
Hence the answer is 353.