20.4
Rationale: fit the function t(n) = (-2n4 + 41n3 - 253n2 + 604n + 120)/30
for n = 1, 3, 4, ... and then evaluate the value for n = 2.
22
10
1,3,2,4,3,5,4,6,5,7,6,8,7,9,8,10,9,11,10,12I didn't know which number you were looking for exactley so I wrote 20 numbers in the sequence. The part you provided is in bold, italicized font
20 Each time it divides by 2... 160/2=80; 80/2=40; 40/2=20
The series is a sequence of three numbers, the second number is 3 greater than the first, and the third number is 5 greater than the second. (or 8 greater than the first) 20 + 3 = 23 : 23 + 5 = 28 14 + 3 = 17 : 17 + 5 = 22 11 + 3 = 14........is therefore the next number in the sequence.
22
10
There are infinitely many possible answers. If the missing number is the second in the sequence, it could be part of an arithmetic progression and so equal 10.4, or it could be in geometric progression and so would be 4, or harmonic progression which would give 1/0.65 = 1.54, approx. Furthermore, he missing number cold be the first or third in the sequence.
14
14
1,3,2,4,3,5,4,6,5,7,6,8,7,9,8,10,9,11,10,12I didn't know which number you were looking for exactley so I wrote 20 numbers in the sequence. The part you provided is in bold, italicized font
20 Each time it divides by 2... 160/2=80; 80/2=40; 40/2=20
This question cannot be answered for two main reasons. The first is that you have not specified where, in the sequence, the missing number is meant to be. Clearly that makes a difference.Suppose you assume the missing number is the last in the sequence, then any number that you choose can be the next number. It is easy to find a rule based on a polynomial of order 6 such that the first six numbers are as listed in the question followed by the chosen next number. There are also non-polynomial solutions. Short of reading the mind of the person who posed the question, there is no way of determining which of the infinitely many solutions is the "correct" one. The same applies, wherever in the sequence the missing number was meant to be.
6
18
Think it's 30...then 20
The series is a sequence of three numbers, the second number is 3 greater than the first, and the third number is 5 greater than the second. (or 8 greater than the first) 20 + 3 = 23 : 23 + 5 = 28 14 + 3 = 17 : 17 + 5 = 22 11 + 3 = 14........is therefore the next number in the sequence.