What Comes Next in the Sequence: 2, 8, 26, 80, ?

• Bhavini


• 10 Mar 2016

Look at the series of the numbers in the riddle and find logic between them.

Then find out What Comes Next in the Sequence:

2, 8, 26, 80, ?

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Answer:

The logic behind the sequence is;

Number*3 + 2

So the 2nd number will be

2 x 3 + 2 = 8;

Similarly we can validate other numbers in the sequence.

8 x 3 + 2 = 28

26 x 3 + 2 = 80

So the next number will be;

80 x 3 + 2 = 242.

Answer = 242