Look at the numbers given in the series in the riddle and find the missing value.
What Comes Next in the Sequence:
5, 8, 17, 47, 242, ?
First try to find the connection between the numbers and then you will be able to find any number in the series.
Answer:
The logic followed by the sequence is;
if the series is a, b,c, it is a^2 – b = c;
We can check this for the given numbers;
5^2 – 8 = 17
8^2 – 17 = 47
17^2 – 47 = 242
So we can find the missing number as;
47^2 – 242 = 1967
Therefore answer = 1967